Shen Qian Da Ji Hua!!!

i need to embark on this "da ji hua" of mine. it is very important that i start to save SERIOUSLY. i mean i have been saving but i have also been spending. the other day, i was being "scolded" by a friend who said i should be more serious and stop floating around. he doesnt want me to end up like "Carrie Bradshaw" - no money no house. that kinda makes me scared. i really need to start saving. so i have to embark on my 省钱大计划.

one of the obstacles that i am facing right now is my "break-up friend". whenever i go out with her,  i have to spend at least HKD 500. this is A LOT OF $$$$. i have been telling her i need to save $$$ as i am going to Spain and I want to save $$$. she is earning almost 20% more than me (i think) and so she had that spending power which i dont have. when i go to the beach, i only need to spend HKD 50. i will bring my own water and food and i will go to the most accessible beach by bus. when i go to the beach with her, i had to spend HKD 300 - taxi ride to the most secluded beach, lunch, water, food, drinks, etc etc. i mean the secluded beach is nice because it's secluded BUT i do not want to spend HKD 300 just to go to that beach. i said i wanna go jogging on tuesday and she wanna join me. i said okay. then she said after running, we should do dinner. dinner with her will cost at least HKD 100. if i go home, i can just cook something for myself. and why would i want to go for dinner after perspiring? it's disgusting. therefore, i have to stop hanging out with her so often. i have to learn to say " NO ". i cannot afford to meet her every weekend because that will cost me a lot of $$$.

what i am trying to do is to cook for myself. so i have to stop going out with people. for lunch, i have to spend at least HKD 50 per meal. this is because there is nothing cheaper in the area i work in. so, i have to save on my dinner and my weekends. i have bought some spaghetti and sauces, some instant noodles, bak kut teh mix, some canned food, etc etc. i want to cook as much as possible because it can really save me a lot of $$$.  and i am trying to stop buying things. thus far, i have been very successful. most of my $$$ is spent on food thus far.  so i should be able to save more $$$.

talking about cooking, i have made my first bak kut teh tonight! so proud of myself. i have rice and soup and it actually taste quite nice. hee hee. take a look at this: