Eating out

[fLum0x]

There are people I work with that say they "have no money", but they take their GF out to nice sit down restaurants and spend 50 or more dollars atleast once a week. We have also figured that they roughly spend $200+ a month in going out to bars/drinks and so forth. But then they bitch about not having money to us.

Am I just a cheap skate? I only go out with my fiance every 1-3 weeks. We find that spending a chunk of money on something that you are going to eat and then be hungry again in 12 hours or less, is worthless. We do go out, but I don't always see the advantage.

What do you guys think about this or people that do these kind of things? I don't think they realize how much money they blow a month and how it adds up, but their excuse is always "i get bored" or "i want to do something". I tell them to get a hobby.


*rant over* :x

 

[moshquerade]

*cough*

 

[spaceman]

there are no guarantees in this life.
eat while you can, enjoy while you can.

 

[meltdown75]

I don't care about my own finances much, so I sure as hell don't give a crap what other people do with their money.

 

[ATLien247]

Priorities, man...

 

[Turin39789]

I recommend they steal your lunch money. Then they can have it all

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I don't care about my own finances much, so I sure as hell don't give a crap what other people do with their money.

i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: fLum0x

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I don't care about my own finances much, so I sure as hell don't give a crap what other people do with their money.

i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

Sweet! What bowl games?

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: fLum0x

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I don't care about my own finances much, so I sure as hell don't give a crap what other people do with their money.

i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

Sweet! What bowl games?

"WAS" is the key word...

but we were going to Champs to see Purdue (Alum) and Wisconsin vs Arkansas in Orlando

 

[IMaN00BieGF]

I grew up eating out at fancy restaurants. My dad owned a gourmet food business.

 

[compuwiz1]

If blowing a $50 steak dinner down your gullet makes you happy, then steak it is.

OP, why do you care? It's their money, not yours. Spend more time focusing on your inner self, and not so much on what others are doing.

 

[j00fek]

myspace emoblog?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Life is short. Live. Love. Eat.

 

[TheSiege]

man when i read this thread title i was thinking you were talking about something else

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: fLum0x
i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

They didn't back out because of money. They backed out because they didn't care enough about going to these games to make it happen. They blamed it on money in an effort not to hurt anyone's feelings.

You can be gracious about it, or not. Whatever floats your boat.

 

[edro]

I ate at a restaurant the other night. There is a Wendy's down the street from me.

 

[spaceman]

there is the philosophy of "I work to hard for my money to waste it on expensive food."
and "I work too hard for my money NOT to waste it on expensive food."

 

[Al Neri]

am i the only one who laughed at the title of this?

 

[K1052]

Yes, eating out always makes sense.

..er..oh

I thought this thread was about something else

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
If blowing a $50 steak dinner down your gullet makes you happy, then steak it is.

OP, why do you care? It's their money, not yours. Spend more time focusing on your inner self, and not so much on what others are doing.

did you even read the thread?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: fLum0x

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I don't care about my own finances much, so I sure as hell don't give a crap what other people do with their money.

i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

hahaha...so you're mad because these guys spent their money on taking their girlfriends out instead of spending time with you. :laugh:

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
If blowing a $50 steak dinner down your gullet makes you happy, then steak it is.

OP, why do you care? It's their money, not yours. Spend more time focusing on your inner self, and not so much on what others are doing.

i already stated why i cared...

it is also a friend that struggles to pays bills from time to time from what i understand. I agree it is his life and leave it, but you would be this way still? If your close friend was blowing all their money and then you have to listen to them complaining all day...wouldnt that sh!t piss you off?

i agree with the live life and such, but blowing your money away is completely different than doing small things and saving money and then buying larger things when you save up. just my opinion....

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Life is short. Live. Love. Eat.

LMAO :laugh: :beer:

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: fLum0x
i only care because there was a group of guys going to 2 bowl games this year...and 2 of them backed out because of money...they live together and do this twice a week. wouldnt you care if you had a "vacation" that was cancelled?

They didn't back out because of money. They backed out because they didn't care enough about going to these games to make it happen. They blamed it on money in an effort not to hurt anyone's feelings.

You can be gracious about it, or not. Whatever floats your boat.

i know what is in his bank account because i have seen it...he barely had rent money...

 

[DieselUV]

enjoy your life i say. my fiance are paying for most of our 300 person wedding in april. she's totally stressing out and worried about money. i still think it's ok to go out once a week. we can afford it, why not?