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15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out

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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. 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out. Eat FREE on your birthday. Check your local newspaper for coupons.

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Eat Dinner at Home & SAVE! | 31 Days to Find $1000

Family Balance Sheet

You had to have known that this challenge was coming…I’ve taken away the drive-thru breakfast , then I told to you pack a brown bag lunch and now we’re eating dinner at home. For the record, I LOVE TO EAT OUT! There is rarely any variety and she loves to eat a variety of foods. Split a meal.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Food/shopping. Fast food was rare. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. Most food at the grocery store came from the USA. The only discount store was the 5 and dime aka ‘the dime store’ It did not sell food (except 1 penny candies).

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5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Cutting down the number of expensive entertainment outings can help stay within the entertainment budget. Start to look through local newspapers and online local publications to find outings that offer a great value. Eating Out. Look at the pattern of how money was spent in prior months eating out.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Instead of eating out, pack your lunch. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. Reduce convenience foods. Brown bag it to work.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in 2014

Saving Cents With Sense

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? You knew this tip was coming didn’t you? :) You can find coupons in newspapers, magazines, by mail, or online to help you save each week at the store. How about clothes?

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Getting Started: Menu Planning Basics

Saving Cents With Sense

comes up and you are left to try and scramble some food together to form a meal, or end up having to order out a meal that may not be the healthiest option for your family. Meal Planning can be done in many different ways and customized to however your family eats. Check Out What You Have.