I'll have the same, please. |
Now I have a friend who is always trying to watch her waist and her budget. For a little while this resulted in not getting together as often as we would like, because she didn't want to throw off her budget or her diet. So we came up with a new plan: when we go to dinner, we each get a salad and one glass of wine. Since we are both getting the same thing, neither of us are tempting the other into making a choice that is less healthy, more expensive, or both.
Budget limitations feel so much easier to handle when someone else abides by them as well. If one friend is drinking three drinks at the bar, the other will be tempted to get more than she planned on. Likewise, if one friend is ordering a big meal with dessert and a couple of glasses of wine, the other may feel deprived. But making a plan with a buddy in advance can feel so drastically different, that one may not even notice she has saved herself money.
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