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kickchk · 04-21-2008, 01:27 PM

If we eat out for lunch, I tend to take half home for dinner. That's my way of cutting portions when they are huge, plus I have something to eat for dinner too!

lucille · 04-21-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kickchk

If we eat out for lunch, I tend to take half home for dinner. That's my way of cutting portions when they are huge, plus I have something to eat for dinner too!

I can rarely eat the entire portion at most restaurants. I either order and take the rest with me for lunch the next day or only order an appetizer or sides instead. Some places have smaller portions for lunch, those are great.

Lisa23 · 04-22-2008, 05:50 PM

half portions are a good way to stay on the diet, too. They give you so much at restaurants these days. Sometimes we'll just order appetizers, or split something, too.

starshard0 · 04-22-2008, 05:56 PM

That's one of the reasons I hate eating out, I fill full after the appetizer, and then I barely finish half my entree. Taking things home is a great way to save money though, I agree.

bishop · 04-24-2008, 02:29 PM

I was driving home from work and really wanted an iced mocha. Rather than stopping at a coffee shop, I came home and made my own. Espresso + cold milk + cold chocolate syrup + a few ice cubes = good enough for me to avoid paying $5.

pidgeon92 · 04-24-2008, 07:12 PM

One of my favorite places to go is the library... Books, magazines, movies, CDs.... all for the borrowing, costing little or nothing to rent.

justfish · 05-01-2008, 11:28 AM

Hello all new to the forum and this is my first post.

In any case something that has worked out for me is putting a timer on the water heater. Since it is just my wife and I and we both work similar schedules we put the water heater to run for about 6 hours a day. Granted if you plan on taking a shower during the day you need to plan ahead by about 20 mins. No spur of the moment mid day showers.

Savings have come out to around $20 -$30 dollars per month.

Also I strongly agree with using the library, but I'm biased because my wife works there. =)

Hope someone can try the timer on the water heater. It really helps...

Frugal Fannie · 05-02-2008, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa23

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone out there has any tips on simple daily saving strategies. For example, I brought a box of teabags to work. Now I drink tea instead of buying coffee. Savings per week= $10.

Lisa - if you only let your teabag steep for about 2 minutes, you can squeeze it out and use it again. Two cups of tea from one bag!

clang · 05-06-2008, 07:47 AM

With gas prices being as high as they are I save that little extra by shopping online instead of driving to the mall. Also, I like to use www.freeshipping.org to avoid paying for shipping costs. Double win!

rstlne · 05-06-2008, 08:01 AM

I've been having $5 footlongs at Subway with water. No chips or soda. That's a reasonable deal when I'm out and about. No idea what I'll do when this promotion ends though.

04-21-2008, 01:27 PM	#31
kickchk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	If we eat out for lunch, I tend to take half home for dinner. That's my way of cutting portions when they are huge, plus I have something to eat for dinner too! __________________ Blog: Southern Blog My Shop: Organic Suds Coupon code "save5on20" and save $5 off order $20+

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Lisa23 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 118 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (17)	half portions are a good way to stay on the diet, too. They give you so much at restaurants these days. Sometimes we'll just order appetizers, or split something, too. __________________ Lisa Greener Pastures

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starshard0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 598 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (11)	That's one of the reasons I hate eating out, I fill full after the appetizer, and then I barely finish half my entree. Taking things home is a great way to save money though, I agree.

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bishop Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pendleton, SC Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (11)	I was driving home from work and really wanted an iced mocha. Rather than stopping at a coffee shop, I came home and made my own. Espresso + cold milk + cold chocolate syrup + a few ice cubes = good enough for me to avoid paying $5.

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pidgeon92 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Waukegan IL Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (12)	One of my favorite places to go is the library... Books, magazines, movies, CDs.... all for the borrowing, costing little or nothing to rent.

05-01-2008, 11:28 AM	#37
justfish Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	Hello all new to the forum and this is my first post. In any case something that has worked out for me is putting a timer on the water heater. Since it is just my wife and I and we both work similar schedules we put the water heater to run for about 6 hours a day. Granted if you plan on taking a shower during the day you need to plan ahead by about 20 mins. No spur of the moment mid day showers. Savings have come out to around $20 -$30 dollars per month. Also I strongly agree with using the library, but I'm biased because my wife works there. =) Hope someone can try the timer on the water heater. It really helps...

05-06-2008, 07:47 AM	#39
clang Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (11)	With gas prices being as high as they are I save that little extra by shopping online instead of driving to the mall. Also, I like to use www.freeshipping.org to avoid paying for shipping costs. Double win!

05-06-2008, 08:01 AM	#40
rstlne Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 369 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (115)	I've been having $5 footlongs at Subway with water. No chips or soda. That's a reasonable deal when I'm out and about. No idea what I'll do when this promotion ends though.