Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Having been out of work for a month, I sometimes forget what day it is. However, I always know when it's Sunday. A Sunday just has a certain feel about it that not even the unemployed can escape. It's Sunday....it's Meet The Press, it's the NYT Crossword, but most importantly...it's Brunch! Brunch in New York on a Sunday is probably one of the greatest things ever. Aside from combining two meals into one, it generally revolves around good friends and longs chats. Plus, brunch gives people the ok to be drunk by 2PM. I actually can't think of one bad thing about it.

Here is my "How to Save Money While Unemployed" Tip #2. Go to brunch! Why? Because somehow brunch has a miraculous way to fill you up for the entire day, thus saving you money on lunch and dinner. For me it's not even because I eat so much. For example, I only had a quiche and some fries yesterday, but I wasn't really hungry until 8. It's not like I went to an all you can eat buffet (mmmmm...all you can eat...) Also, some of these places have great brunch specials like all you can drink mimosas and never-ending corn muffins. So basically you can eat at 1, be drunk by 4 and pass out around 8. All for the low price of $30 (this is NY after all).

Although in theory, brunch should happen every day if you are unemployed, I don't recommend it. I feel that we need to keep some rituals that we had while working, and a good brunch after a stressful week is one of them. Speaking of stress, I started looking for some "gigs" on Craigslist, just for extra money until I land a job. Tip #456 while being unemployed, never, NEVER, look for gigs on Craigslist unless you are prepared to be grossed out, appalled and also a bit intrigued. More on what I found in my next post.....

Song of the Day: Lazy Sunday, The Lonely Island, "My hunger pangs are stickin' like duct tape, let's hit up Magnolia and mack on some cupcakes."