When I was eating my free weekly meal at McDonald’s yesterday I noticed a sign promoting a deal for a free Mcskillet burrito when you buy a medium or large drink on Feb. 28th or 29th. I really don’t need to be eating more Mcd’s but I love getting free food. I haven’t tried the Mcskillet burrito but it seems like a pretty good deal to me. You can confirm this deal at your local McDonald’s or at their website.
An Exercise and Frugality Hack
My hack to increase my exercise and reduce my natural gas expense is to turn off my hot water heater. With no hot water at home I have to go to the fitness center to take a shower. Once I’m already at the fitness center I might as well exercise. This solves the problem of getting motivated to exercise and will save me a little money as well.
When Do You Give Up on a Car?
My car has 223,000 miles and hasn’t had too many problems until recently. I just replaced my clutch yesterday at a cost of $440. This is on a car that is worth maybe $1000. I’m not sure how much I should spend on the car at this point. Before I took the car to the shop I told myself I wouldn’t spend more than $500 on it and the repair came pretty close to that. There comes a point when it is better to quit repairing an old car and get a new(to you) one. I’m not sure what that point is but I do not plan on making any more repairs to my car. I’m hoping to replace it with a van this summer so I’m not even sure that I should have fixed it now. I could get by during school without a car if I had to. I’d just prefer to get a little more use out of my car.
Four Nights Lodging in Cancun for $37.41
That is what I paid for my four night stay in Cancun. My lodging also included a free continental breakfast. I was able to spend so little by staying in a hostel. A hostel is a great way for a solo traveler to save on lodging expenses. I couldn’t have stayed even one night in a hotel for the price I paid for four nights in the hostel. It is also a great way to meet people from other countries and cultures.
The hostel I stayed at on this trip was the Soberanis Hostal. It is a little different than most hostels because it is primarily a hotel with a few rooms set up hostel style. It doesn’t have kitchen facilities that you can use to prepare your own meals llike many hostels but I didn’t consider that a big drawback. It was located downtown but it was only a ten minute 65 cent ride to the beach. If you’re going on a trip I recommend considering a hostel as a lodging option.
Patience and Self-Discipline
These are the personality traits I need to develop if I am going to accomplish my goals. These have always been a problem for me. I am thinking of this now because I probably shouldn’t have taken the trip to Cancun. I was able to go for fairly cheap and it had been a long time since I had traveled internationally but since I’m not actually making much money now I probably should have waited until I could better afford it. I don’t have much patience in delaying things I want to do. I could be semi-retired by now but every time I work and save up some money, I end up quitting and living off my savings until there gone. If I could just change this habit I believe I could be retired in 5 to 10 years and not have a job to quit.
These traits are a problem when it comes to losing weight as well. I want to lose weight but I don’t want to quit eating junk food and I only exercise when I feel like it. When I do manage to eat better and exercise the weight doesn’t seem to come off fast enough and I end up going back to my normal habits. I’ve managed to lose 20 pounds or more 3 times but it was always accomplished by situations that I can’t replicate in my daily life. I just need to keep my future goal in mind and keep after it every day.