Sunday, October 04, 2015

Too Much Chic-Fil-A?

I have two kids that are in the process of balancing their brains. The "scientists" told us to give our children's blood to a witch doctor to test for food allergies. THE GUT IS CONNECTED TO THE BRAIN... So no Gluten, Dairy, Sugar, Oxygen, whatever. If we have to eat out, the two options these kids accept would be grilled nuggets and fries at Chic-fil-A or a burrito bowl at Chipotle (minus the dairy). Since eating a burrito bowl requires effort and getting out of your car, I often opt for the first. 

Strange things are afoot at the Chic-fil-A
Like the guy in Super Size Me, I have not gotten sick of this food despite repeated trips to both establishments. Heck, I'm even getting experimental. I tried adding bacon to the original Chic-fil-A sandwich. That should result in a transcendent experience right? It was good, but didn't seem like an improvement. 

Yeah, I was as surprised as our friend Ted Theodore Logan. Does this mean bacon is not the magical food of lore? Or does it mean the Original Chic-fil-A sandwich is such a work of perfection that adding bacon cannot improve it? Infinity awesome + Infinity awesome still equals = FLAT OUT AWESOME. Or Infinity Awesome just said another way. 

So this post got me wondering... How much money has my family spent at Chic-fil-A? It seems like we are there a lot, but not that much right? Besides you can never have too much of a good thing.. Right??? So I decided to hop on Mint and see what my spending history has been and now I share it with you:

WAIT, SO WHAT?? EVERYONE LOVES CHIC-FIL-A!!!




Yeah. That was my reaction too. Good thing those guys are not open on Sunday.


3 comments:

Daniel said...

Where does he get those wonderful [cartoons]!?

I confess my reaction was akin to that of the final cartoon. On the other hand, what's the time length? $10,000 at Chic-fil-a over 20 years is much more fathomable than, say, one week.

Also, while I'm sure Mint is very delectable, and I've heard good things about it, I exhort you with all the energy of my soul to take 5-20 minutes considering You Need a Budget (YNAB). Once we started applying its simple guiding principles correctly (which anyone can do, "with or without [the software]"), we noticed a substantial increase in effectiveness and peace of mind.

http://www.youneedabudget.com/ Here's an example of the weekly goodness put out by the YNAB team: https://plus.google.com/+DanielFletcher1/posts/8vhSg6AJW1J

I think one of the major contrasts between YNAB and more "traditional" (yet technically more advanced) budgeting software is the ownership: With YNAB, users enter their purchases, as they happen, baby!, rather than waiting for it to populate online. This way, they're always abreast/conscious of their spending decisions.

Again, I highly recommend it.

NOTE: I am not a bot and am not paid for my above fanboyishness/unsolicited spam.

Fletch said...

I will say this comes from over 5 years of spending... but still.

THEY PUT AN ADDICTIVE CHEMICAL IN THE CHICKEN THAT MAKES YOU CRAVE IT FORTNIGHT!!

Daniel said...

Indeed. I suspect the Colonel and the Meadows may also be involved.