21 guilty pleasures that are hurting your bank account

Eating at Fast Food Restaurants

If a daily fast food run is on your to-do list, you could easily see your bank balance plummet. If you spend $10 every workday on burgers and fries, you’re looking at $50 a week for a total of about $200 a month. That doesn’t include your weekend food costs or the long-term damage you’re doing to your arteries.

As an alternative, take your lunch to work. If you turn that fast food lunch into a healthier and more filling brown-bag lunch, that typically will cost $4 a meal, according to Health magazine. That’s a savings of about $1,500 a year.