So here's the thing. If you wanted to, you could go to one of NYC's many dollar-a-slice pizza shops three times a day, and spend a total of $3.00 a day on food. Multiply that by seven, and you've got $21.00 a week. Subtract $2.00 for sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday and only having two meals a day (hurray for brunch) and we now have a grand total of $19.00 a week on food. Pretty budget-friendly.
That is a meal-plan recommendation that you will never, ever find on here.
I believe that a huge part of evaluating your purchases and maintaining your budgets is taking into consideration the quality of what it is you're paying for. I'd much rather spend $20 on an umbrella that lasts me two years, than spend $5 on one of those umbrellas they sell on the streets that break as soon as the wind hits them (you know exactly which umbrellas I'm referring to... I mean really, those things should not even be legal). At the same time, we can't forget about quantity altogether. Spending $300 on a pair of 'high-end jeans' versus spending $300 on three pairs of jeans from Madewell (they offer a 15% student discount for those with valid ID) is a no-brainer to me. Certainly there are places with lower priced jeans than Madewell, but it is a good example of a place known for quality that offers discounts to students.
As this blog progresses, I'll do more direct comparisons between restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores, thrift shops etc., and take into consideration both the quality and quantity of what is being considered. This blog aims to make the most out of your money, and to me that means finding the highest quality for the lowest prices. We all have moments when we choose the cheap umbrella because we're low on cash. We all also have those moments when we spend $100 at Whole Foods for what seems like two days worth of food. The goal is to find the happy medium, and I hope that you will find the balance between these extremes demonstrated in this blog.
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