Double Thermos Savings Plan

I have a confession to make about the biggest leak in my financial boat. I eat out entirely too often. To help combat that I am implementing the Double Thermos Savings Plan. The plan is simple; every day I will take two thermoses to work. The first, a Nissan Thermos FBB1000 34-Ounce Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle. The second, a Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless-Steel Lined Lunch Jar. The first will be filled with tasty Ruta Maya coffee brewed at home. The second will contain my lunch.

I’m not really trying to combat the literal latte factor here, the coffee is mostly because what I brew at home tastes significantly better than what we have in the office. But taking my lunch at least 4 days a week is a primary requirement to meet my savings goals for 2008. I’m hoping that this system along with more frequent reviews of my actual spending in various categories vs. my budget for those same categories will help me keep on track.