A Review: Going to the Grocery Store Without a List

I am not hungry in the moment but am aware that at some point fairly soon I will grow peckish. If this happens and I don’t have the type of food around that tickles this particular day’s to-be-determined fancy, I will likely ignore the pangs until I get fully famished.

At that point I will prepare some Buldak ramen — and there’s nothing truly wrong with that unless you’re soaking Cheez-Its in the broth and eating it many times a week, which can eventually become slightly sad and bad for the blood pressure if you’re pushing 38 — or succumb to the demon that is Uber Eats and its absurdly expensive hidden fees. You set out to snag a couple Crunchwrap Supremes without leaving the compound and by the time you get to checkout they’ve found a way to get you to sign away your soul and re-mortgage your home, which I shrug and do because I like to Live Más and you can’t put a price tag on that. (I should not be trusted with adult money or left unsupervised, but here we are. Also, if I changed my food-ordering habits I would absolutely have a stronger nest egg that could be put toward owning something that comes with a mortgage.)

It’s important to get to know yourself and then plan accordingly. Especially if you’re making a concerted attempt to be more frugal…