It was very hard to walk though both Fire Hook and Starbucks without stopping for my daily skim latte or skim misto. On $4 a day I simply cannot afford coffee from a coffee shop.
I did make it to work where I had my oatmeal with a banana, which is actually what I normally eat for breakfast! In stead of my normal coffee I had instant Vietnamese coffee.
It was a busy day and I did not have the time to feel blue about my lack of choice for where to go for lunch. I often go out and grab a $7 sandwich for lunch, or $5 soup from Au Bon Pain. Not today. I had a peanut butter sandwich, cucumber salad and an apple for lunch. I have to say I do not love peanut butter, but it is a good source of protein when you are on a budget and it is really not that bad. Now the bread I bought from Shopper does not live up to $10 bread from Le Quotidian I normally eat.
I ate my apple for lunch so no snack today. A nice cup of hot water will do the trick. Wait I did splurge and bought instant coffee. A nice cup of instant coffee will make a nice afternoon snack. Well worth the $1.89 I paid for a bag with 24 servings. Fantastic!
Time for dinner. I had beans in red sauce, rice, and ear of corn, a salad made of 1/4 of the cucumber, 1/2 a red bell pepper and ¼ of a melon for dessert.
I am happy to say that I survived the second day without any major pitfalls.
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