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Stop Eating Out! Tips to Curb Your Restaurant Spending

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eating out: our worst “frienemy” Saving busy professionals and parents from slaving in the kitchen after a long day at work, and bringing friends together, eating out is a cornerstone of our North American culture. Food from restaurants can cost significantly more than food cooked at home.

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10 Ways to Save on Eating Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eating in is a great and easy money saver, but it’s not always an available option, nor is it always exciting (though I do have some suggestions on how you can spice it up ). If you’d really like that pre-dinner cocktail, check out the happy hour specials. How do you save when eating out? Set a Budget. Go Frugal'

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15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out

Family Balance Sheet

Those days are long gone for us now as we’re working hard to cut corners and save money. But we still want to enjoy a meal out and do so about once a week, usually for lunch. It is possible to eat out without blowing your budget, it just takes a bit of planning and a few thrifty tips. Eat FREE on your birthday.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. How to Save Money on Groceries. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget.

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Saving Money on Food While On the Road

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have averaged 2-3 trips per year within North America, each one bringing different money saving (and splurging) opportunities and challenges. Something that I’ve found throughout all of my trips to the many different places I’ve visited, is that food is always a cost that is hard to contain. After all, you’ve got to eat!

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5 Frugal Living Tips To Saving Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From slowly paying off a mortgage, to paying for train travel or a car purchase, borrowing money for these types of items can be expensive. However, whilst we all have essential bills or borrowing we need to take on and maintain, some people are able to live as frugally as possible to help keep costs down and make their money go further.

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Topic: 5 Frugal Living Tips To Saving Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From slowly paying off a mortgage, to paying for train travel or a car purchase, borrowing money for these types of items can be expensive. However, whilst we all have essential bills or borrowing we need to take on and maintain, some people are able to live as frugally as possible to help keep costs down and make their money go further.