An Outing To The Cinema

On Wednesday night we headed out to the cinema. My mum had been given 2 tickets in exchange for a completed survey. She in turn gave them to us. She babysat Dolly for us while we went out to see Eat, Pray, Love.

Have you been to the movies in Australia lately??? The Candy bar prices are totally over the top. For a large coke and popcorn you need to fork out $15. Two lots = $30. I don't know if the prices are this high in other countries, but I know I don't want to waste that much money for cinema nibbles!!!

However I do like rubbish snack food... and know I will be tempted by the candy bar, so I always plan a quick supermarket shop and a big handbag to stash food before going to the cinema. And this time was no exception. I purchased a bottle of sarsaparilla and chips (crisps) for myself and a bottle of ginger beer and bag of lollies (candy / sweets) for The Rambling Expat. The total cost being $6.88. There's a huge difference between $30 and $6.88, and I prefer that difference in my pocket!

Supermarket Junk Food Cheaper Than Cinema Junk Food.

When I go to the cinema I always use my FREE loyalty card. After 10 movies are logged onto my Events card I get a FREE cinema ticket. They not only log sessions you have paid for but also tickets that were received as gifts or in competitions. I also use my VISA card for all my purchases. I know frugality usually means no credit cards, but I jump on the net every few days to pay it all off, so I never get the fees, but I do get the points which I then redeem for supermarket vouchers. I also use my FREE Flybuys card for my Coles purchases (not in this pic) and once again redeem my points for supermarket vouchers.

Make It Work For You!

I make it all work for me as much as possible and as best as I can. I used to be lazy, disorganised and unworried about it all. I would pay for parking, get cinema tickets and buy up big at the candy bar. But now my mindset has changed and I want to save for future goals such as holidays, study, Dolly and retirement. All these small frugal steps allow me to save pennies here and there, growing my pool of cash larger and larger. I am still disorganised though! If I was better organised I would be much further ahead of the game in all areas of my life.

How about you? Are you organised? Or a big entertainment / junk food spender? Are your cinema candy bar prices just as crazy as those in the NT in Australia? Please feel FREE to comment  :-)