Day 1: The Coffee Chronicles

So day one of my cuts challenge is here.

It's not been a good day to be fair.

100% of my voluntary spending has been on coffee and alcohol.

First off £3.85 for breakfast: One Soya Latte (yes, yes, very PR I know) and one pain au raisin.

Then £2.00 for a Nero's during a meeting.

Frankly, I think this caffeinated extravagance should be cut.  

This, really, is similar to the axing of 'think pods' or slashing the pot plants budget of mid sized government department.

So from tomorrow, I will eat toast and honey and brew my own coffee in the morning. It just means having to get up 15 minutes earlier... I know this is a sacrifice, but that's the cutting business for you.

Obviously I feel sorry for the employees of Nero's who will see their takings reduce by at least £19.25 a week, but I imagine that other areas of the economy will replace this sad loss.

The alcohol consumption was £2.95 for a pint of Well's IPA.  I see no need to cut this as I have decided that spending on real ale is ring fenced. A sort of NHS I guess.

I also spent an involuntary c.£4 on tube fares.  This spending may also need to be ring fenced as I can't really cut TfL. I almost have an obligation to use it, so let's assume that has a DfID status.  Of course, it may get axed if things get really tough.