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Dining Out For Less

Shereen Travels Cheap

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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3 Vital Tips You Need to Start a Frugal Lifestyle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They think that if they start being frugal, they will no longer get the opportunity to eat out, go to spas, travel, or even watch their favorite movie. The key to frugal traveling is to avoid the expensive hotels and resorts. When you have leftovers, you can also benefit from it by re-heating it for the next meal.

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10 of My Favorite Travel Items

Shereen Travels Cheap

I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. I generally show up at my destination and take a trip to the store on the first day to shop for breakfast foods, because that's the easiest meal to make and the least exciting to me to eat out. You need a back-up battery.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste. I have always been an ardent declutterer (to my husband’s chagrin–once I accidentally threw out an automobile registration while cleaning out the car!) I do want to try growing things in pots, though–like tomatoes and herbs.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)