We replaced on Friday evening of appointments for Sunday brunch and saved Grande

Until the end of last year, I started to feel itching on Friday evening.

At 30, living in a buzzing city as Toronto And direct my business from my home, I wanted to go out on Friday evening with my husband, order circles of drinks and throat exhilarating meals in carbohydrates.

However, after doing this for several months in a row, something felt turned off.

These outings cost us more in a way

Financially, with an aperitif, main dishes, one to two drinks per person, sometimes a dessert and ubers, we spend more than $ 100 per appointment night Or $ 400 at $ 500 per month – and it is if we only have dinner once per weekend.

While we liked to go out, he became less fulfilling over time. So, from last fall, we decided to mix a little.

We always wanted to go out, enjoy the meals and the company of the other. So, we abandoned Friday’s fantasy dinners to relax Sunday breakfasts or brunch.

Every Sunday, we choose a new place to try. It could be a coffee, a restaurant or a restaurant. We have been doing this for almost six months, and that has changed our lives.

We have reduced our catering expenses in two

Our Sunday breakfast meal, which generally consists of a main dish and tea and coffee, costs us between $ 30 and $ 40, which represents a maximum of $ 160 per month.

It is significantly lower than the average of $ 400 that we spent each month Friday Nights Date.

With a monthly saving of $ 240, it is nearly $ 1,500 over six months – enough savings for a short vacation or a significant part of the one month’s rent.

We have fun anymore, and it’s easy to execute

Sunday morning has turned into something that we are really looking forward to. We have more significant conversations simply because we have more energy and we are more relaxed on Sunday morning than Friday evening.

As a woman, I also appreciate it more because I do not feel forced to dress or make up fully.

We also walk mainly in restaurants, and as we are not drinking or too tired, let’s come back often. The walks have become part of the ritual – something we appreciate deeply and we help stem.

Finally, it is quite easy to have Sunday breakfasts, regardless of our energy level or the weather. Even when it has snowed, we go through our comfortable neighborhood dinner.

On the other hand, Friday dinners sometimes felt drained after a long week of work, because they require more efforts, such as making reservations and Get dressed.

We found more creative ways to enjoy Fridays

Valentine’s Day was a Friday of this year, and despite our recent transition to Sunday outings, we planned to make an exception and go to a good restaurant. Then my husband suggested something creative.

Since we are both fans of puzzles and games, he recommended that we abandon the Valentine’s Day dinner (which in recent years could cost more than $ 100) and enjoy a mystery evening of murder at home.

On Instagram, he had seen deadly mysteries dinners that stand in various hotels and had decided to bring the concept home. I was instantly sold.

He obtained the mystery of “unresolved” murder on Amazon. We dressed, made cocktails at home and ordered food.

It took us more than two hours to resolve the “murder” and that night is a basic memory for us. It all cost us between $ 55 and $ 65 and was much more fun and exciting than a dinner outing.

This experience led us to plan more than evenings on Fridays – sometimes it is scrabble, pictionary or even the viral taco vs burrito. Of course, once a month, we are still going out for a drink or a dinner on Friday, but it no longer looks like an obligation to have a good time.

While I told my friends and family members of our Sunday breakfast ritual or our mystery of murder on Friday evening, many seemed so much to love him that they tried him too.

As for us, we fully intend to continue this ritual because the advantages that we have harvested in terms of financial savings, peace of mind and creation of significant memories seem too beautiful to pass.