I work at Cracker Barrel on the retail side. You know, the side where all the neat and unique items are displayed. I have to admit that it is very difficult to resist taking something home after each shift. And the fact that something might be marked down plus my discount card makes it truly tough.
This may have been the case initially; I was practically spending my meager paycheck there. But things have changed now, since coming here and seeing how the $20 Challenge works, plus other interesting ways to save.
My [plastic] Coke bottle, which stands 2' tall, is getting fuller with the continued addition of my 1s, 5s and 10s each week. I started the Challenge with $86. I know now that I am over $100, or close to it.
NOT shopping at Cracker Barrel is a challenge in and of itself, but I have the willpower to succeed, if nothing else than to tell myself it's that much less I will need to pack for our eventual move.
Everyday is a No Spend Day at work
May 16th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
May 16th, 2008 at 11:57 pm 1210982271
Yes - It must be tough to work in retail where the temptation is there all the time. (I'm glad that where I work there aren't even any shops within walking distance.)
May 17th, 2008 at 03:04 pm 1211036657
May 18th, 2008 at 02:46 pm 1211121997