Splurge on a Fancy Dinner | Culinary Experience
Have you every wanted to try an expensive restaurant but always talked yourself out of going there?
I’m guilty.
There is an expensive steak restaurant near where I live that I’ve always wanted to try. It’s so close to my house I drive by it almost every day.
The restaurant has a great reputation, and I’ve heard about the delicious food from lots of people I know. So why haven’t I gone there yet?
It’s not that I can’t afford it. I just always come up with different reasons not to. Let’s see…
I’d rather spend that money on something else I want. I feel guilty spending that much money on steak when I’m perfectly happy with the steak served at other less expensive restaurants. I end up deciding to try another new restaurant in town that isn’t so expensive.
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Since I would never splurge on going to that restaurant, he decided he would do it for me!
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