Tuesday: Dining Out, Lunch Buying and Take Out
An Easy Start
Avoid Appetizers; or, if out with friends, consider splitting one.
Eat dessert at home or share it with a friend to cut the cost.
Eat a snack before going out to dinner. You'll spend less if you aren't starving.
Drink tap water instead of other pricey beverages.
Use coupons for restaurants.
Diving In
If you want to go out with a friend for a meal, try lunch instead of dinner - it's almost always cheaper.
If you're out and order a large meal, cut it in half before you start eating and take the other portion home. You'll have dinner for another night or lunch the next day.
If you have kids, find places that have kids-eat-free nights. This can quickly add up to big savings.
Super Saver
Instead of going out, cook at home with friends or organize a potluck.
Get together regularly with friends or relatives and cook a bunch of entrees or soups. Freeze the food in individual containers. Heat it up on busy nights.
There are lots of ways to save on your grocery bill...
* Don't shop when you are hungry.
* Shop with a list.
* Opt for foods that aren't processed.
* Learn to bake, you can freeze bread & cookies.
* Buy at discount warehouses and split purchases with friends or family.
* Go for generic brands.
* Limit meat portions: a serving should be 3oz when cooked, the size of a deck of cards.
* Opt for whole chickens instead of breasts.
* Grow your own organic veggies and herbs.
* Make a great snack by popping corn and seasoning it.
* Use coupons.
An Easy Start
When you go out for lunch, order water instead of drinks. Restaurants make a lot of money from the high markup on beverages.
If you go out with other people, consider splitting an entree. Serving sizes are often generous, so one order can go a long way.
Diving In
If you can, store some food at work, like snacks, frozen entrees and canned soup. Leave them at the office so you're not tempted to spend when you're hungry.
If you forget lunch, go to the supermarket instead of a restaurant or cafe.
Super Saver
Cook extra when you make dinner and freeze in individual containers. Take it out of the freezer the night before.
Have a lunch cooking party with friends. Make soups and entrees in bulk that you then freeze in individual containers. Have the party regularly, rotating it from home to home.
An Easy Start
When you go out for lunch, order water instead of drinks. Restaurants make a lot of money from the high markup on beverages.
If you go out with other people, consider splitting an entree. Serving sizes are often generous, so one order can go a long way.
Diving In
If you can, store some food at work, like snacks, frozen entrees and canned soup. Leave them at the office so you're not tempted to spend when you're hungry.
If you forget lunch, go to the supermarket instead of a restaurant or cafe.
Super Saver
Cook extra when you make dinner and freeze in individual containers. Take it out of the freezer the night before.
Have a lunch cooking party with friends. Make soups and entrees in bulk that you then freeze in individual containers. Have the party regularly, rotating it from home to home.
Avoid Appetizers; or, if out with friends, consider splitting one.
Eat dessert at home or share it with a friend to cut the cost.
Eat a snack before going out to dinner. You'll spend less if you aren't starving.
Drink tap water instead of other pricey beverages.
Use coupons for restaurants.
Diving In
If you want to go out with a friend for a meal, try lunch instead of dinner - it's almost always cheaper.
If you're out and order a large meal, cut it in half before you start eating and take the other portion home. You'll have dinner for another night or lunch the next day.
If you have kids, find places that have kids-eat-free nights. This can quickly add up to big savings.
Super Saver
Instead of going out, cook at home with friends or organize a potluck.
Get together regularly with friends or relatives and cook a bunch of entrees or soups. Freeze the food in individual containers. Heat it up on busy nights.
There are lots of ways to save on your grocery bill...
* Don't shop when you are hungry.
* Shop with a list.
* Opt for foods that aren't processed.
* Learn to bake, you can freeze bread & cookies.
* Buy at discount warehouses and split purchases with friends or family.
* Go for generic brands.
* Limit meat portions: a serving should be 3oz when cooked, the size of a deck of cards.
* Opt for whole chickens instead of breasts.
* Grow your own organic veggies and herbs.
* Make a great snack by popping corn and seasoning it.
* Use coupons.
An Easy Start
When you go out for lunch, order water instead of drinks. Restaurants make a lot of money from the high markup on beverages.
If you go out with other people, consider splitting an entree. Serving sizes are often generous, so one order can go a long way.
Diving In
If you can, store some food at work, like snacks, frozen entrees and canned soup. Leave them at the office so you're not tempted to spend when you're hungry.
If you forget lunch, go to the supermarket instead of a restaurant or cafe.
Super Saver
Cook extra when you make dinner and freeze in individual containers. Take it out of the freezer the night before.
Have a lunch cooking party with friends. Make soups and entrees in bulk that you then freeze in individual containers. Have the party regularly, rotating it from home to home.
An Easy Start
When you go out for lunch, order water instead of drinks. Restaurants make a lot of money from the high markup on beverages.
If you go out with other people, consider splitting an entree. Serving sizes are often generous, so one order can go a long way.
Diving In
If you can, store some food at work, like snacks, frozen entrees and canned soup. Leave them at the office so you're not tempted to spend when you're hungry.
If you forget lunch, go to the supermarket instead of a restaurant or cafe.
Super Saver
Cook extra when you make dinner and freeze in individual containers. Take it out of the freezer the night before.
Have a lunch cooking party with friends. Make soups and entrees in bulk that you then freeze in individual containers. Have the party regularly, rotating it from home to home.
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