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Dining Out For Less

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Choose a meal to eat "at home". A quick trip to the grocery store is not only fun, but can save you money over dining out. At the very least, and most of what we do, is to bring back leftovers and eat those instead of going out for another meal. Tip: Give a little extra where you can. Tip: Clean up big messes.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.04.16

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” Dining out is a fun treat, but when you eat out too often it gets old and my sweet girl wanted a home cooked dinner. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg, sausage, & bagel sandwiches and cereal.

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What We Ate this Week on a Budget 11.13.15

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these 15 tips to save money when eating out. It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. We didn’t have any coupons, but the lunch prices are much cheaper than dinners and we had some leftovers to eat at dinner time, along with our leftovers from Saturday night. We ordering pizza.

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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

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A few years ago, I heard my Pastor’s wife list off the meals that they eat on certain days of the week. It went something like…”Sunday’s breakfast is protein shakes, Monday is oatmeal, Tuesday is….”. My first thought was how boring to always know what you’re going to eat on what day. She assured me that it isn’t boring at all.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. That is a lot of money, so I plan our meals.

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Menu Plan Thursday

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I notice I tend to desire to eat out more when the menu isn't planned, which in turn causes a higher cost in our food budget. Thus, the weekly menu has not been what it ought to be. That needs to get nipped in the bud! So, here's my Menu Plan for the week: (We start on Thursdays because it's always been my grocery shopping day.)

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

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Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Before your trip, calculate the number of meals during your trip and decide how many will be eaten in and how often you will dine out. Create A Budget. We will be gone for 7 days.

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