I was bad today. I went out to lunch with co-workers. $11.89 spent. This is bad because our restaurant budget was gone for the month. $125 budget. $125.75 spent. Plus now $11.89. And I knew this when I said OK to the lunch today. So why did I go? Because a co-worker is being let go tomorrow. He knows it's coming and today was his good-bye lunch. Another casualty of the recession and being the poorest performer in our group. I feel bad for him. His divorce is final on Friday and he loses his job tomorrow. I haven't always been his biggest fan at work for personal and professional reasons but he's always tried his hardest. So I went to his lunch today. I can absorb the extra into our budget this month. I know we're under budget in several categories.
Have you ever made a conscious decision to go over budget in one category or another? Did you feel guilty about it later? Because I have to admit that I don't.
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I'm the worst when it comes to lunches out. I wouldn't beat myself up too badly about it given the circumstances. :)
I don't even know your coworker but I feel bad for the guy. I don't think you were bad for going out to lunch, especially since you can absorb the money into other categories. I have done the same kind of thing and felt guilty, but I'm trying to remind myself that life is too short and just past it.
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