[motion]

The new restaurants in our little area of South Orange County all get $30+ for an entree for dinner. A lot of them are $40+. This means, for 2 people, starters, dinner and a couple drinks (wine is $9+ a glass) along with tax and tip is going to set you back $150 or more. I can see where it would be very easy to drop $200+.

I guess I'm getting a bit thrifty as I age... I just can't seem to justify this. I know the situation is even worse in some of the big cities. I was astounded at what it costs for dinner in Kauai when we were there a couple years ago.

Do people just do this once a month and put it on the credit card and pay for it over time?