Before I left for San Francisco, I shared my plan to bring enough food for the trip so I could spend my money at retail stores. I packed at least 16 pumpkin power bars (2 different recipes) and 12 cocoa power balls. I also made 4 peanut butter, pumpkin butter, and jelly sandwiches. I brought 5 apples and home made trail mix. I also brought my own tea bags plus an empty Nalgene bottle.
I spent 2.74 on a tea at a cafe on Sunday to get out of my hotel, warm up after walking in the rain, and to use free internet.
Twice I asked for a cup of hot water (once at Philz coffee--the dude taking my order looked at my like I was crazy).
As you can see in the picture, I visited one of my favorite stores, Lush. I also bought a pair of earrings at Nordstrom's for a penny. Seriously, just one cent is all I gave to the cashier.
All of the restaurants in San Francisco were very tempting. I contemplated treating myself many times, especially at some cupcake store called Cako. But I stuck to my budget. This just means I need to plan another trip to the Bay area and choose restaurants over shopping.
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