What I spend in a week as a 28-year-old in Chicago (who tries to spend mindfully)

[@librariankayla]

Your editing, your personality, amazing!!

[@morganevelyncook]

thank you!! 💛

[@gracecomley4067]

Love that you are posting long form videos. You have a great sense of humor and are relatable.

[@morganevelyncook]

Thank you!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them!

[@npadil42]

First time watching your video, 4 minutes in and I'm sold! Immediately subscribed to your channel. ❤

[@morganevelyncook]

Ahh yayy! Hopefully I don’t disappoint you in the last 25 minutes of the video hahah. But thank you for subbing, glad you’re here 🤗

[@npadil42]

@@morganevelyncook not at all disappointed. I live in Chicago too so I love supporting others in our city!

[@fairyandco]

I love listening to your videos like podcasts 😂

[@morganevelyncook]

Omg that makes me so happy! So glad you enjoy them 🤗

[@morganevelyncook]

Omg that makes me so happy! So glad you enjoy them 🤗

[@jeriheggie]

Morgan this has been a pleasure, as always 🤗💛 I really liked that you showed the dollar amounts of the meals you ate. It’s a creative spin on vlogging and entertaining. Loved it 😍

[@morganevelyncook]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@shelbyzimmerman]

I fell in love with you within 3 mins of watching this video and had to subscribe. You are such a vibe!!!!!!!

[@maddielc204]

I used to knit (moved on to crochet cus you can do so much more with it) but it's so much easier if you jam one of the needles into like your belly and keep it stationary and then only move the one needle. It's not the "correct" way, but it's so much easier.

[@akainfo-q3y]

New subscriber 🎉I’ve been really enjoying this honestly ❤❤ and realistic routine…

[@morganevelyncook]

Ahh welcome!! Thanks so much for subbing 💛

[@carolinejunebug]

I love your finance videos! They definitely inspire me to be more conscious of my spending. If you don’t mind me asking, where is your work out set from in day three? ✨

[@morganevelyncook]

Thank you! So glad ya enjoy them ☺️ and my set is from Girlfriend Collective!

[@thecherryray5041]

Good choice keeping the dress. You look amazing in it. 😊

[@morganevelyncook]

Thank you! I love it 🥰

[@DotMorehouse]

I knew we were similar but then you said the grape thing! Yeah, grapes have to be firm no other way. If I wanted a squishy grapes I would drink grape juice or wine. Thanks for sharing your little world. ❤️

[@morganevelyncook]

Squishy grapes literally make me gag, but a firm grape...a firm grape is probably my favorite fruit haha. Thank you for watching!

[@kristensipek7811]

Stumbled upon your video this morning and love your personality! Probably because it’s similar to mine. 😂. I work downtown 2 days a week and want to know your thoughts on the pastries/coffee at Goddess. Is it worth the money?

[@morganevelyncook]

Aw thank you! I’ve never had the pastries or coffee at Goddess, only matcha, but their matcha is great - one of my faves I’ve had in the city, so that’s worth the cost IMO, at least every once in a while. That’s probably not very helpful lol. But I definitely think it’s worth trying out!

[@kristensipek7811]

@@morganevelyncook btw this response was before I saw you went to Goddess 🤦‍♀️

[@rebeccacartier153]

I actually love the tropical olli pop, because it doesn’t remind me of something else.. like when I drink the cola I wish it was more coke-cola flavored, and I always wish the grape is more grape-y

[@morganevelyncook]

That’s a fair point haha. The tropical one is very much its own thing

[@StarletOfDavid]

Keep your plastic cups and straws and re-use them for home-made iced coffees - it’ll make you feel fancy 😅

[@nataliiapp]

it would be interesting to find out how you share money with David? do you have common budget or separated?

[@morganevelyncook]

We split shared costs like groceries, utilities, eating out, and rent evenly. He has a car which I don't use unless it's to passenger princess so he covers that monthly payment, but if we take a road trip or are driving a lot of places together, we'll split gas. Pretty much everything else is separate. Like if I want to buy home decor (like a new plant) I pay for that because he couldn't care less about having plants haha, but if we were buying something joint that we both need / use, like a couch or something we would split that. Hopefully that makes sense! We both make roughly the same amount, so that makes it simple to split most things down the middle.

[@nataliiapp]

@@morganevelyncook that's a nice and smart approach for family budgeting! I like it! also, thanks for your videos, they are really comfy☺

[@SymmoneH]

20:19 🤣 omg I love it here

[@morganevelyncook]

and I love that you love it here 💛🥰

[@mydigitallog2652]

swehangry is the worst and I love the outside so much but summer in the midwest means I will be sweaty :(

[@Katopotato125]

A fellow swiftie 🫶

[@LauraOtermat]

Congrats on the tomato! 🍅

[@morganevelyncook]

Thank you!! hahah

[@Moocow4576]

I planted flowers after you started a garden. Rabbits ate them, before the colored parts grew. Inspiration lost.

[@amouzakis]

Rabbits....so cute, so destructive...Sorry for your flowers! 😢

[@maricor4791]

You included your groceries. Then proceeded to add in dollar amounts of things you cooked yourself from the groceries you just bought. Did you double the dollar amount on food? So over all total is wrong and miscalculated.

[@morganevelyncook]

No, I just wanted to show how much the meal itself cost. At the end, only the total of the groceries were counted. I also ate things throughout the week that were made from groceries that were bought earlier in the month so I calculated those prices at time of consumption!

[@breannegeorge9924]

You couldn't pay me to live in Chicago again - so thankful to live in a city close to mountains, hiking and less crime, traffic and stress!!

[@morganevelyncook]

Ok…I love it here, but thanks for letting us all know you hate it. Glad you’re happy elsewhere 👍