Last night all 6 Ws were home, which is very rare occurrence, so we scrapped the dinner plans that were already underway and walked down to Hungry Lion for some food. I love their teriyaki chicken!
As a sidenote, this is an area where I'm thankful between the balance between my personality and Tim's in our marriage. Until recently, we've never budgeted for eating out. There simply wasn't financial wiggle room for that indulgence. As circumstances started changing, Tim began occasionally bringing us restaurant food on nights he knew I was overwhelmed or just for kicks. He'd get pizza from Papa Murphy's, burritos from Chipotle, or sandwiches from Subway. It wasn't anything extravagant and he'd use money from our grocery budget. Although I sincerely appreciated the gesture, I'd also freak out a little because I can feed the six of us at home for days on what it costs to eat out for one meal.
So, we talked about it. He explained that he really wanted the freedom to treat his family now that there was a little more breathing room. I explained that it's stressful to see a chunk of the grocery budget I have for the whole month disappear with just one meal. We solved the problem by adding an "eating out" category to our YNAB account. We don't put gobs of money in it, but there's enough that we can enjoy eating out from time to time without taking away from our regular grocery budget. Win, win.
After dinner, we walked back home and gathered around the table for a game of Yahtzee. Tim won, of course.
I know there will be plenty of move nights on FFF in the future, as well as nights where I'm feeling anti-social, but I'm glad we were able to all hang out last night in a way that allowed us to chat and laugh together.
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