Eating out

Ahhh!  I didn't post yesterday.  My goal is to post every day.  Yesterday, I went out to eat with a friend of mine at Culver's.  We had coupons for buy one/get one free on a 2 scoop sundae, and burgers for a buck.  The frequency in which I go out to eat is almost non-existent at this time.  So much so that Culver's was a big treat, and my first out to eat, get what I want, experience in I don't know how long.  This is one of the things that change when you don't have money.  You don't go out to eat.  I used to eat out at least 3 to 5 times per week, whether lunch, or dinner, or both.  As I look at that now, all I can see is that it's a horrendous waste of money.  Don't get me wrong, I still love to go out to eat, and will never stop doing it, but I will never look at it the same way as I used to, and I will never again do it with the frequency that I once did..  I didn't think anything of the money I was spending when I was eating out all the time, and I did it for 20 years.  Now, any money spent at a restaurant is a big deal, and I will never fail to appreciate a meal out again.  Money spent at the grocery store is a big deal, how can money spent at a restaurant not be?