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Hey players. How about that game last night? Did you drink 5 beers to fit in despite having no rooting interest in the big game whatsoever? If so, shouts to you. I remember those days. Forcing down a couple Miller Lites on top of 17 lemon pepper wings. You didn’t need to go double digits, but you just powered through, didn’t you?
Well, you will all be very shocked to learn that I watched the game from my home. I turned down Producer Micah’s very generous pool house SB party invite to watch all the sports. Golf first which transitioned very nicely into Pink’s national anthem. I generally support Pink, but her decision to perform with the flu was downright reckless. Thoughts and prayers to all the behind the scenes production people who were very likely exposed to influenza.
Alright, I’m done with the luke-warm takes. I will now forego my rule of never discussing my finances by breaking down what I spent this weekend. Buckle up!
Friday
What I Spent
-Dinner At Matt’s El Rancho, $50.77
I went to dinner with my wife, Will & his girlfriend, Sally. It was lovely, but earlier in the day, I recorded a groundbreaking interview with CEO of Onnit, Aubrey Marcus. Needless to say I was tweaking hard off of Alpha Brain and optimized coffee. That’s not an exaggeration. I was borderline meltdown at about 5 p.m. as I watched the Waste Management. I thought we were gonna have to call the damn thing off. I kept pounding, though.
How I Saved
I barely drank. I had one Janie’s Margarita in an attempt to take the Onnit edge off. Matt’s is reasonably priced as is, so getting out of there with only one bev on the ledger is larceny. Also, we didn’t go out for drinks afterward. D-man had an early tee time Saturday. More on that later.
Where I Should Have Saved
Not dining with Will deFries. The kid is an absolute savage. 7 drinks, multiple apps, tableside guac (which they don’t even offer. He demanded it) – Something came over him, man. He was like Pesci in Goodfellas holding court, minus the obvious penchant for random acts of violence. We split the check right down the middle, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t at least consider itemizing that thing.
Saturday
What I Spent
– Golf, Roy Kizer. $54.00*
– Dinner, Bufalina. $51.96
I don’t know why I routinely play early morning rounds when it’s sub-45 degrees, but I do. Is it my best chance to play well? Not by a long shot. I can barely move on the first tee. But being post-30 and married, I am certainly not giving up my entire afternoon for golf. That ship sailed a long time ago. Luckily for me, we played WOLF with a certain podcast producer who lost his ass like no one I’ve ever seen.
*-WOLF winnings + $20.00
Adjusted Golf Total: $34.00
A little tip for all my soon-to-be-married guys out there: if your wife sits at home while you golf all morning, you are absolutely on the hook for a dinner. That’s how it works. We decided to hit up Bufalina on the east side of Austin after talking about it for the last year. For those in town looking for a spot with high-quality pies, this is it. I promise this is #notspon, but I have to sing its praises.
How I Saved
It’s small and there are no reservations, but the happy hour deals are fantastic. Unknowingly, we stumbled into half-off bottles of wine under $100, so we went for it. We also opted to split a pie (pepperoni & jalapeno), but we did get a bit wild with the gnocchi appetizer.
Where I Should’ve Saved
I’m not gonna even complain. Bufalina is the best pizza spot in town, and getting out of there under a hundo feels criminal.
Sunday
I didn’t leave the couch. That’s how I saved. I went to down a YouTube wormhole of golf mobility stretches and pulled out my wife’s yoga mat. It went down. 2018 is the year of the beard and flexibility. Let’s get it, clicc.
Total: $136.73. Standard weekend for a married guy with no kids. It’s lit. .
I wasn’t kidding about being overly optimized. Checkout our podcast Onnit CEO Aubrey Marcus.
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“I went to dinner with my wife, Will & his girlfriend, Sally.”
– definitely read this as Will being your wife that you’re in an open relationship with
@Dave has Micah ever not chunked an approach shot in your snap stories? People are talking
You’re doing it big, Big D. Beard is on point. Also, Titleist makes a hand warmer like Nike does for football. It makes you look serious, earns respect in the clubhouse, and keeps those digits nice and toasty between shots
You check out the new Goode Co. Cantina yet? Very very Goode.
Sounds like a nice weekend, Dave. Congrats.
Fellow married guy with no kids here. No idea how you get out of a weekend with golf, two dinners and the super bowl under $200 total. I tried to keep it low-key and am still $350 poorer than I was on Friday morning.
He’s clearly not counting all the money his wife spent at Target / Pottery Barn / “I saw this on sale so it really wasn’t thaaaat much.”
Checked my credit card to tally this up only to see a target charge for $60 and $75 at a nail salon. I was with her pretty much all weekend so no idea how she managed to do that.
Wolf isn’t my 1st choice. But damn it’s a good way to get the troops rallied up
A great way to turn a trash round into a money making venture.
Is it Ranch Water season yet? Feels like summer in California & I can’t wait to whip out that tequila
Had several this weekend
“It’s not man kind it’s people kind “
This has literally been every weekend for me for the past 2 months and I couldn’t be more content with it. Mexican, golf, dinner, etc. Dave is a man of the people. The voice of all married men with no kids, yet.
Twelve pack of Lagunitas on Instacart delivered on Saturday, after a pre-dinner post work beer at the hotel near my work. And dinner. Easy $80. Plus I ordered pants for work. Then Uber-eats lunch on Monday. Then ordered my wife a diamond pendant on Sunday for V-Day. Lots of money but worth it.