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Dining Out For Less

Shereen Travels Cheap

January is Be Kind to Food Servers Month , so it feels like it's time to bring back some tips for saving money while dining on vacation, along with some suggestions on how you can inject a little more kindness when you're somewhere that you are being served food or beverages. Then make your reservations for lunch instead of dinner if you can.

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WIS, WWA | Well, now I know

The Frugal Girl

What We Ate Saturday Leftover chipotle chicken on a salad. my buy-nothing-group toaster oven on my buy-nothing group table Tuesday This was my first super long day at school and I did a great job of packing my lunch. Also: I can be happy eating almost anything, which makes dining out with other people very easy.

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5 Ways to Get More Out of Your Hotel Budget

Shereen Travels Cheap

The other pluses to a rental are: having more space to stretch out, having a kitchen to cook your own meals in (or at least store some snacks and leftovers), there aren’t 20 potential neighbors waking you up at all hours and many rentals have a washing machine. I wrote a whole post on my love of vacation rentals.

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What We Ate This Week on a Budget 01.22.2015

Family Balance Sheet

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We spent the afternoon at the PA Farm Show in Harrisburg and dined at the show. Sunday: After church we went out to lunch with my parents to a local sub/sandwich shop. Sunday: After church we went out to lunch with my parents to a local sub/sandwich shop. We had leftovers for dinner.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 03.04.16

Family Balance Sheet

Our kitchen was pretty bare so the kids bought their lunch at school. ” 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. After working all day, we ordered take out for dinner.

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

Dining out, fast food drive-throughs, and Starbucks all have to stop. Pack your lunch, and focus on inexpensive meals like sandwiches and leftovers. It’s easier and more affordable to stretch dinner the night before and pack leftovers for lunch than it is to buy extra groceries to pack lunches.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 05.29.15

Family Balance Sheet

We packed our lunch, and ate dinner with the troop at the hotel. We dined on pizza, carrots and dip, and Girl Scout cookies for dessert. We ate lunch and dinner on the road. Thursday: Another busy night, so I made Burrito Bowls with leftover cooked chicken and taco meat that I had in the freezer.

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