Old shower curtains also make yard clean up a breeze. Lay out a shower curtain, rake your leaves onto it and pick it up by the corners and dump into your bin - saves your back!
Thanks for the tips! Sometimes it can be hard to remember that the "new" thing we are just dying to have was right under our nose the whole time. I recently got a dress (originally $100) at Goodwill for $12. I hated it at first, but I shortened it a little and adjusted the straps to fit me better and there you go - a brand-new dress!
I am assuming the author doesn't have a baby since, 1. she so flippantly lists #25 and 2. she has a fishbowl of condoms in her house. Although its nice to make baby food from scratch, and once your baby is older, they can begin to eat more of the things you make for your family, albeit cooked longer and smashed up, sometimes you've had a long day. You've had three shitty diapers, a teething, whiny baby, messes to clean up, cleaning, laundry, and you just want to feed your baby and then eat your own dinner and try to relax. So, it's nice to have a few jars of baby food on hand. Or pouches, as they make now. There's also lots of excellent organic choices with strictly food ingredients that are handy to keep on hand for stressful evenings or dinner outings. They assure me that my baby is getting the nutrition she needs instead of picking at finger food.
We eat out very rarely, only for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. When we do go out, being a vegetarian helps cut down the bill quite a bill! Ordering entrees without meat is a big money saver, as is drinking plain old water.
Take advantage of certain deals and know what you are ordering...
items like the 2 for 20 at apple-bees are actually a good deal if you know what you are ordering (there chicken salads are HUGE but there steak leaves me wanting more)... although I don't skip the soda, it would shave usually 2.50 off my bill. dinning earlier like lunch specials are a better deal, and healthier, since eating all of those calories before you go to bed cant be good for you. One other huge thing is to find specials where you can. The local casino has birthday month points (I'm not a gambler) and I stop in to cash in the points... when there then active (they take a while to get on the card) I go for the all you can EAT crab leg night... a huge indulgence which then doesn't want me eating out for another couple of months... and the birthday points almost completely cover the cost of the meal
Here is how we save when eating out.
1. We drink water
2. we split the entree
3. Skip desert
4. Eat Breakfast or Lunch, not dinner.
5. Look for coupons, offers, etc.
For us, the main savings comes from treating dining out like a special occasion. We rarely eat out for convenience, since I plan our meals for the week around our schedule - so we went we go out, it's intentional and special. My parents have given us gift cards to a few of our favorite restaurants, so it's especially fun to go out when we can eat for free or very little out-of-pocket!
So many restaurants have such large portions, you're not going away hungry even if you split a plate. My wife & I often share a single order or I just order an appetizer and then she shares some of her entree. With the addition of our son, we just modified that strategy slightly and still share, but among the 3 of us instead of just 2.
We also avoid the after-meal up-sells like coffee or desserts. If we really want a cup of coffee after dinner, I'll brew some at home!
I save tons of money by cooking and eating IN everyday. My girlfriend and I go to a really nice restaurant 4-6 times per year, usually on major holidays or for personal celebrations. Since we go so infrequently, we don't mind hefty tabs and high tips for great food, company, and service.
The first way we save is by ONLY going out to eat when we have a coupon. The second is by only getting water with lemon as our beverage. Then, depending on the restaurant, our third way of saving is to order an entree that has a very large serving. That's okay if it costs a buck or two more because we're going to save money by getting a box and immediately put at least half the entree away for another meal at home.
Use Groupon and other pre-paid coupon services, order water instead of flavored water (i.e. soft drinks, ice tea), use credit cards that give you airline miles, sign up for free birthday food at chain restaurant web-sites.
We only dine about about once every two months, but to save money we drink water, order things to share (especially fries at a fast food restaurant -- we order one extra large for the whole family to share) and enjoy the food as well as the company. It helps that we don't drink alcohol, because that will double the cost of your meal in a hurry! I personally like to enjoy the food without anything dulling my taste buds.
Liked your FB page, became a follower on Twitter and retweeted and to save money, we use a lot of coupons & groupons and look for happy hour deals or kids eat free nights!
To saving money dining out I eat out during happy hour or on Special deal days
Old shower curtains also make yard clean up a breeze. Lay out a shower curtain, rake your leaves onto it and pick it up by the corners and dump into your bin - saves your back!
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Skip apps and desserts, drink water, have kids split meals if it's cheaper, check for coupons...it really depends on the restaurant.
Thanks for the tips! Sometimes it can be hard to remember that the "new" thing we are just dying to have was right under our nose the whole time. I recently got a dress (originally $100) at Goodwill for $12. I hated it at first, but I shortened it a little and adjusted the straps to fit me better and there you go - a brand-new dress!
I order water instead of soda or drinks at least every other time I dine out.
I pretty much only eat out if I have a coupon, reward, LivingSocial, Groupon, Entertainment Deal, Eversave, etc.
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I am assuming the author doesn't have a baby since, 1. she so flippantly lists #25 and 2. she has a fishbowl of condoms in her house. Although its nice to make baby food from scratch, and once your baby is older, they can begin to eat more of the things you make for your family, albeit cooked longer and smashed up, sometimes you've had a long day. You've had three shitty diapers, a teething, whiny baby, messes to clean up, cleaning, laundry, and you just want to feed your baby and then eat your own dinner and try to relax. So, it's nice to have a few jars of baby food on hand. Or pouches, as they make now. There's also lots of excellent organic choices with strictly food ingredients that are handy to keep on hand for stressful evenings or dinner outings. They assure me that my baby is getting the nutrition she needs instead of picking at finger food.
We eat out very rarely, only for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. When we do go out, being a vegetarian helps cut down the bill quite a bill! Ordering entrees without meat is a big money saver, as is drinking plain old water.
Take advantage of certain deals and know what you are ordering...
items like the 2 for 20 at apple-bees are actually a good deal if you know what you are ordering (there chicken salads are HUGE but there steak leaves me wanting more)... although I don't skip the soda, it would shave usually 2.50 off my bill. dinning earlier like lunch specials are a better deal, and healthier, since eating all of those calories before you go to bed cant be good for you. One other huge thing is to find specials where you can. The local casino has birthday month points (I'm not a gambler) and I stop in to cash in the points... when there then active (they take a while to get on the card) I go for the all you can EAT crab leg night... a huge indulgence which then doesn't want me eating out for another couple of months... and the birthday points almost completely cover the cost of the meal
Here is how we save when eating out.
1. We drink water
2. we split the entree
3. Skip desert
4. Eat Breakfast or Lunch, not dinner.
5. Look for coupons, offers, etc.
For us, the main savings comes from treating dining out like a special occasion. We rarely eat out for convenience, since I plan our meals for the week around our schedule - so we went we go out, it's intentional and special. My parents have given us gift cards to a few of our favorite restaurants, so it's especially fun to go out when we can eat for free or very little out-of-pocket!
So many restaurants have such large portions, you're not going away hungry even if you split a plate. My wife & I often share a single order or I just order an appetizer and then she shares some of her entree. With the addition of our son, we just modified that strategy slightly and still share, but among the 3 of us instead of just 2.
We also avoid the after-meal up-sells like coffee or desserts. If we really want a cup of coffee after dinner, I'll brew some at home!
I save tons of money by cooking and eating IN everyday. My girlfriend and I go to a really nice restaurant 4-6 times per year, usually on major holidays or for personal celebrations. Since we go so infrequently, we don't mind hefty tabs and high tips for great food, company, and service.
Daily deals are a great way to save money. Eating local and finding quality restaurants are high on my list. Keep money local!
The first way we save is by ONLY going out to eat when we have a coupon. The second is by only getting water with lemon as our beverage. Then, depending on the restaurant, our third way of saving is to order an entree that has a very large serving. That's okay if it costs a buck or two more because we're going to save money by getting a box and immediately put at least half the entree away for another meal at home.
You can also order Coupon inserts from http://newenglandcouponsaver.com/shop/
Use Groupon and other pre-paid coupon services, order water instead of flavored water (i.e. soft drinks, ice tea), use credit cards that give you airline miles, sign up for free birthday food at chain restaurant web-sites.
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I use coupons and order the specials
We only dine about about once every two months, but to save money we drink water, order things to share (especially fries at a fast food restaurant -- we order one extra large for the whole family to share) and enjoy the food as well as the company. It helps that we don't drink alcohol, because that will double the cost of your meal in a hurry! I personally like to enjoy the food without anything dulling my taste buds.
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Liked your FB page, became a follower on Twitter and retweeted and to save money, we use a lot of coupons & groupons and look for happy hour deals or kids eat free nights!
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