Operation Soup & Salad!

Operation Soup & Salad aka Operation Save Money aka Operation Travel Light(er).

That's what I'm calling it. Now that I have enough for the travel & hotel, I am paying attention to how much money I can save. I still need to set aside spending money for eating and public transportation that I can stretch over four or five days (seven if I include buying food on the train). And I still need to live in present day and pay my rent, bills, etc so this gets tricky.

It occurred to me, at my local grocery store, I can buy 15 cans of soup for around $15 and because each average size soup can contains two meals...that makes 30 dinners. I can also buy fixings for a salad for around the same cost as two cans of soup. The amount of money that I can hold back between now and when I board the train will start to add up and allow me to relax a little while I'm living in NYC for a few days.

I'm also referring to this as Operation Travel Light(er) because I will inevitably lose weight. And that's not a bad thing. I am approximately 50-60lbs overweight so I could afford to lose. Also, I plan on travelling with what is classified as a travel walker and all reviews that I read of this walker say that it is fairly light weight. The lighter I am, the easier it will be to manage the walker when I have to use it.

I might get sick & tired of soup & salad but it will be worth it when I arrive in New York City.