Brown Bagging.
So it’s been a while since I wrote here on the old Clutching Coins. It’s not because I don’t have readers (you’re here aren’t you…) it’s mostly because of work. The place that helps me get the coin into my hot little hand. I cannot tell you what working a start-up is like … especially in a new industry. And you might think that I can’t tell you because the Swedish are listening, or because I wouldn’t want to bore you (not) or shock you (yes), but because I don’t think that its apropos to do so.
But I can tell you that I have missed spewing my heart out in the name of journalistic integrity – gone cheap. I know that there are a number of topics people are looking for and they are:
- How do you save for a Bat Mitzvah?
- How do you start saving?
- How do you plan for a rainy day when it’s pouring right now?
I am prepared to be the guide toward golden greatness. Send your suggestions in and I will draft a personal somethin’-somethin’ for you.
But since I mentioned work and then coyly reminded you I would not discuss it – I thought it a good idea to take pen to paper on a work (but not work) subject.
Brown bagging.
Have you ever noticed that the more money people make, the less they bring their lunch to work? Let’s run a little math here…
These days you can easily spend $10 or so on fairly crappy fare. I recently asked two digital natives how much they spent on their grub and they let me know that today’s menu set them back $17 – EACH. Too pricey. Let’s say you’re conservative and you only “dine al fresco” 3 times a week (cheap-o). If I am not mistaken – that’s over $2600 a year (I am assuming that during your vacation to Sweden, meatballs will be consumed and they will run you a high tab).
Learn to make lunch. In fact, show #3 on my new cooking show will be “Lunches you’ll love to save with.” Don’t miss it! Just grab your lunch from the fridge and pump on the volume on your You Tube video. (Nicole is not only in the HOOWWWWWSE, she’s in the kitchen.)
