Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 29, 2013

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! I am the primary cook at my house, so I love the break from the kitchen.

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Dinner At Home Finds Home 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

Eating out, while convenient, can be both expensive and time consuming. While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat.

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 17, 2023

There is an element of control when cooking at home Beth says. When eating out, it is not possible to know the amount or types of things the chef used.” These are just some of the reasons why home cooked food is so much better than takeout or eating out. Plus, it is less expensive.

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Nutrition Food and Drink Cooking Eating Out 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 26, 2012

We all like to eat out, but if we do it too often, it can get expensive. If you like to eat out a lot, and you would like to save some money, here are few tips to save when dining out. Limit Yourself If you dine out regularly, you can limit the number of times that you go out to save some money.

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Dining Saving Money Money Eating Out 203

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 29, 2012

This is one of the few online resources that I look at before our family goes to eat or am meeting a friend for lunch. Save on local restaurants, retail stores, home & auto and more! Have you tried Groupon Now ? ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Eating Out Shopping Restaurant Lunch 59

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 9, 2013

and get one meal to take home for FREE. The second entrée is delivered at the end of your meal to take home for later. So, go eat out for lunch and take home dinner! You can mix it up and choose the same or a different entree when choosing your entree to take home.

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Buy One Gardening Garden Meals 68

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our active life goes on, so I will be planning a nice eat-at-home dinner with a special sweet treat, rather than eating out. Invite friends over for a potluck/game night, instead of going out to dinner. Create special nights at home: a movie night, sundae bar, pizza night Go sledding. Say that 5 times!)

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February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Now we avoid the busy restaurants and lavish gifts and instead we spend the evening in the comforts of our home. Yes, I'd love to eat out and have someone else prepare my dinner and serve me, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. 7 Tips Celebrate Valentine's Day at Home. Unplug from the Outside World.

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Valentines Day Saving Money At Home Money 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? Drinking water when you eat out. We eat steak all year long (for a fairly good price). And we order chicken when we eat out (because steak in restaurants isn’t as good as Drew’s grilling). By the way, new couches feel good.

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Coupons Do Work

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

And for the the sub of the day each week we have it written out for you below. Love to eat out and are looking for awesome Restaurant Coupons/ Deals? Check out our Restaurant Section — updated daily! sub special on the Subway Home Page and Subway Facebook page. Sunday – Meatball Marinara.

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Subway Restaurant Eating Out Ovens 100

Coupons Do Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Love to eat out and are looking for awesome Restaurant Coupons/ Deals? Check out our Restaurant Section — updated daily! Rubio’s announced the free offer for teachers on the Rubio’s Home Page and on the Rubio’s Facebook Page. No coupon required. For a list of eligible teachers see This Rubio’s Web Page.

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Tacos Restaurant Eating Out September 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

While there have been some rollbacks on tax credits and deductions for energy efficient investments to your home, many still apply. Upgrading your home to be energy efficient cuts down on utility bills drastically, if not eliminating those bills entirely, with solar panels. Easy energy-efficient home updates.

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Saving Money Money Family Washer and Dryer 171

Couponing 101

JUNE 5, 2019

Scrubbing pots and pans can get old, and the more laborious cooking at home is, the less likely you are to do it. Luckily, good non-stick cookware can save you time and effort in the kitchen, leading to more cooking at home and less wasting money on eating out.

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Cooking At Home Kitchen Tools Cooking 70

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less. We probably eat out once a month. I love to cook at home and it saves us a so much money. I have seen lot’s of great creative home decor items in stores but then I thought, I probably can make that, it looks pretty simple.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Eat Out Less. This is something that we do, eat out less. We probably eat out once a month. I love to cook at home and it saves us a so much money. I have seen lot’s of great creative home decor items in stores but then I thought, I probably can make that, it looks pretty simple.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

I understand if you travel with picky children or have sensitivity to new foods or are atypical and the one constant you need is food, but for others to go out of their way to travel to new places and then only eat the same foods they eat at home is crazy. Choose a meal to eat "at home".

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Dining Food and Drink Travel Vacation 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 25, 2013

In fact, eating out while on vacation got so expensive for us, especially after we had our first child, that we often had to cut our vacations short because we ran out of money. Now we have 3 kids, and eating out for every meal while on vacation is not possible. We’ve used a number of strategies to do this.

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Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Travel Food Vacation 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2013

Finish your purchasing from the list, go home, and think over it. Eating out harms you in two ways. It is always costlier than eating at home, and it makes you fat, no matter whether you are buying a quick snack at a fast food restaurant, vending machine or a convenience store. Carry Snacks. Take advantage of them.

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Saving Money Money Bills Insurance 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

Cut Down the “Eating Out”. If you analyzed your bank statement or credit card bill, you would probably find a large percentage of the charges would be fast food or other “eating out” type expenses. Spend that money throughout the month, and when you come to the end of the money in the envelope, stop going out to eat.

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Money Saving Money Eating Out Real Estate 180

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 25, 2016

TGIF , where to eat out, save at your favorite restaurant 3/25- 3/27. all you can eat Friday fish fry from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Buy one entree, take another entree home for free through 10/4. Restaurant Coupon Round Up for this weekend! Free Chips, Free Smoothie and more : Bakers Square. through 3/25. Ben & Jerry’s.

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Restaurant Cinnabon Burger King Macaroni Grill 100

Koupon Karen

JANUARY 4, 2024

This could include cutting back on unnecessary expenses such as eating out, buying expensive items, or engaging in activities that contribute to your addiction. Taking Care of Your Mental Health at Home Try implementing self-care practices at home that promote positive mental well-being.

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Bank Banking Finance Job Loss 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Eating out is usually a large expense for most people. If you stop eating out for four weeks, you may have as much as $100 to $300 set aside for gifts, depending on how frequently you eat out. Are there any jobs you can work on the side like babysitting or freelance work from home?

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Holiday Emergency Fund Homemade Eating Out 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2014

Get Take Out/Eat Out Less. Eating out and getting takeout is the plight of our generation. I remember when I was a kid, we ate out maybe once per month as a treat to a local Chinese buffet (we lived in a small town, it was the only restaurant that my mom liked). Go Green'

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Documentary Eating Out Kids and Family Food and Drink 173

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. You can easily cook a meal for four for about $10 at home instead. It may seem like the same thing, but let me give you an example. The Jones family wants to learn how to save more.

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Budgeting Budget Saving Eating Out 81

Coupons Do Work

MAY 28, 2016

Eating out? Buy one entree, take another entree home for free through 10/4. Here are Restaurant Coupons + Deals This weekend 5/27 – 5/29. Buy one get one free Slurpee through 5/30. Applebee’s. off your first online order over $25.00 with coupon code 50OFF25. bonus card with the purchase of $50.00 in gift cards through 7/3.

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Restaurant Gift Cards Baskin Robbins Cinnabon 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 25, 2014

In fact, without even trying I have been spending less and less time on my blogs and online businesses, and more and more time enjoying our home with him. It works out really well and we connect. As a huge bonus, cooking together saves money rather than eating out. , and has been fairly conducive to doing that.

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Financial Goals Goals Budgeting Budget 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

Even buying pre-made salads and entrees at the grocery store is substantially cheaper than eating out. Daily deal sites can be a pointless waste of money when you are at home, but when you are on the road they can be a budget saver. Daily Deal Sites. Remember, a treat is called a treat for a reason! Go Frugal'

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Saving Money Money Food New York City 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

We all know that cooking at home is better for both our physical and fiscal health. I get it, when you get home after a long day, you just want to sit down, relax, and have the food come to you. But if you’re going to have any chance of breaking the “grab and go/ delivery” habit, you’re gonna have to get excited about eating in.

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Homemade Food and Wine Cooking Cooking At Home 180

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

My husband and I spend Valentines’s Day in the comforts of our home. Sure, we’d love to eat out and have someone else prepare and serve our food, but that would involve a babysitter and a food tab. Now we save money, but still celebrate our marriage and our family at home. Unplug from the Outside World.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Recipes Home and Garden 113

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

Whether you''re just dipping your toes in or looking for more recipes to add to your rotation, this collection of ebooks is both inspiring and practical, with more than 200 recipes plus inspirational stories from people who have transformed their health through a paleo diet and tips for eating out without cheating.

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Ice Cream Eating Out Recipes Desserts 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. 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. For dinner, we''ll plan to eat in on 5 nights and eat out 2 nights. Detergent is much cheaper when bought at home on sale.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Place these copies in the home office and make them readily available for review at any time. Eating Out. Use coupons, children eat free specials, and discounted restaurant gift certificates to save on meals. Look at the pattern of how money was spent in prior months eating out. Written Budget.

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College Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale 100

For the Mommas

APRIL 13, 2016

Love eating out! Then make sure you print two New LongHorn Steak House Coupons to save on your next eat out! Free Subscription to Taste of Home. LongHorn Steakhouse – New Dinner & Lunch Coupons. Both these food coupons expire on 5/2/16! PRINT: $4 Off 2 Dinner Entrees . $3 3 Off 2 Dinner Entrees .

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Dinner Lunch Lunches Eating Out 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

If you make a habit to make your lunch in the morning instead of buying it when you are at work, it will become far easier to sacrifice the easy, yet unhealthy restaurant food for cheaper and healthier food from home. Each morning, make it a habit to make your lunch for the day ahead and eat it at work instead of out.

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Lunch Lunches Work Office 182

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Home prices, property taxes and monthly rents vary from state to state, city to city, town to town and even neighborhood to neighborhood. Transportation: Unless you’re lucky enough to work from home, you will need to factor in transportation costs when deciding where to live. For some, these costs include taking public transportation.

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Calculators Tools Transportation Healthcare 52

Couponing 101

JUNE 14, 2019

Hopefully the traveling will calm down soon… we are very ready to be at home for several weeks in a row! If you want to be really frugal, you can get a couple of gallons of water (or fill empty gallons up at home) and bring plastic cups for everyone during the trip.

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Travel Frugal Hotel Food and Drink 85

Couponing 101

MARCH 22, 2012

Just as menu planning and eating at home saves us money by cutting back on eating out, sack lunches are much the same! Using what we already have at home to pack a delicious and nutritious sack lunch is a great way to save money!

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Lunch Lunches Frugal Menu Planning 70