I was very gung-ho about this new adventure, and I tried very hard to stick to my convictions on Tuesday. Maybe I stuck a little too hard to them.
The day started out well – I brought bread to work for toast for breakfast (to clarify, anything that I bought before the experiment began I am not counting as having spent money on, mostly because I don’t remember how much things cost). I used the communal jelly in the refrigerator to top the toast, so breakfast cost $0. (Although I feel like I should bring in more things for the office – since I eat a lot of the “group food.” This will have to be squeezed into my budget.) For lunch, I brought in more bread, and come curry chicken salad I stole from my mother’s house – again, $0. The day was uneventful, and I thought of what to cook for dinner, trying to visualize what I have in the refrigerator back home.
When I finally arrived back to my apartment, I heard my stomach grumble, so I grabbed some Doritos (also stolen from my mother) to munch on as a snack. This is where, I believe, my trouble started.
I ended up feeling very poorly later that evening (I blame the Doritos), so I didn’t eat dinner and I went to bed early. So in all, the free Doritos didn’t cost me anything, besides nausea.
Overall damage: $0, plus damage to my digestive system.
What I could have saved on: If things had gone according to plan, I would have hopefully made a no/low cost meal for dinner, but we’ll have to see what happens when I feel better.
