How to Have a Cheap Monday Evening
Mondays. What can I even possibly hope to contribute to the running cultural commentary on the start of the work week? Not too much. However, though trial and error, I have devised a good way to ease out of the weekend in such a way that you keep spending to a minimum (you’ll need it for the coffee, afterall).
Preparation and Banking – Your apartment/house/trailer
When you get home from work, spend an hour or so rooting around the house for change. Check all the familiar places, and also under the seats of your car (if you have one). Your goal here is to get about $12. Don’t hesitate to swing by Sound Exchange and sell that Junior Vasquez CD that you have no idea how you acquired if you need to make up the difference (ok, actually, Sound Exhange knows better than to buy that trainwreck, but you get the idea). Take the change to any friendly grocery store with a CoinStar machine and get those coins turned into bills.
Dinner – Rudyard’s British Pub
Every Monday starting about 6 or so, Rudz puts out a spread of food for free. That’s right – gratis. They hide it in the side-room downstairs where the pin-ball machine is, and there’s never really a sign or any advertising of it. I don’t even remember how I first heard about it. Fill yourself up on the nice spread of chicken wings, veggies and sweets. Get yourself a glass of water and a Lone Star to wash it all down. Rudz even has a patio now, which, while a great seating option, can’t compare to taking your entourage to the usually empty upstairs to catch some TV on the big screen.
Total Cost: $2 + tip
Drinks – Cecil’s Tavern
You don’t even have to go that far for your next stop. The best kept secret in maintaining a cheap nightlife is Cecil’s on Mondays. I hadn’t been since the fire, but for the past few weeks I have been going and having a great time. And after an evening where I run into plenty of familiar (and new) faces, I find that as I barely stumble up to the bar to pay my tab – I’ve dropped next to nothing. That’s because Mondays at Cecil’s has one dollar domestics and well drinks. Amazing.
Total Cost: $4-6 + tip
Preparation and Banking – Your apartment/house/trailer
When you get home from work, spend an hour or so rooting around the house for change. Check all the familiar places, and also under the seats of your car (if you have one). Your goal here is to get about $12. Don’t hesitate to swing by Sound Exchange and sell that Junior Vasquez CD that you have no idea how you acquired if you need to make up the difference (ok, actually, Sound Exhange knows better than to buy that trainwreck, but you get the idea). Take the change to any friendly grocery store with a CoinStar machine and get those coins turned into bills.
Dinner – Rudyard’s British Pub
Every Monday starting about 6 or so, Rudz puts out a spread of food for free. That’s right – gratis. They hide it in the side-room downstairs where the pin-ball machine is, and there’s never really a sign or any advertising of it. I don’t even remember how I first heard about it. Fill yourself up on the nice spread of chicken wings, veggies and sweets. Get yourself a glass of water and a Lone Star to wash it all down. Rudz even has a patio now, which, while a great seating option, can’t compare to taking your entourage to the usually empty upstairs to catch some TV on the big screen.
Total Cost: $2 + tip
Drinks – Cecil’s Tavern
You don’t even have to go that far for your next stop. The best kept secret in maintaining a cheap nightlife is Cecil’s on Mondays. I hadn’t been since the fire, but for the past few weeks I have been going and having a great time. And after an evening where I run into plenty of familiar (and new) faces, I find that as I barely stumble up to the bar to pay my tab – I’ve dropped next to nothing. That’s because Mondays at Cecil’s has one dollar domestics and well drinks. Amazing.
Total Cost: $4-6 + tip
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