I eat out a few times a week mostly when I am at work. It is just for convenience (time on my lunch break) and cheapness. I do tend to cook more on the weekends and that sometimes flows over into the week. I avoid all the mainstream fastfood restaurants and try to stick to healthier meals from the restaurants that I do visit.
Since we travel ALOT..Hitting fast food places saves our sanity by doing it this way:
I save up all our fast food coupons in my zippered notebook that holds my maps, resturant.com gift certificates, lodgeing possiblities etc...
We start out with a small cooler of food & a dry box of food at the start of thr trip.
As we go down the road..we find multible deals advertised on their marque. we buy that to supplement our brought along food...8 piece chicken for $3.99 (Tuesday special) will go with our grapes or peaches etc..
Since we try to eat fairly healthy at home, i try to eat moderately healthy on the road. It's hard to beat Taco Bell's .99 Fresca bean burritos to fill up starving teanage boys!
At home i use the BOGO free coupons durring the week when Im too tired to cook or just don't have time between activies.
Even without coupons...most pizza chains have monthly specials & i can zip into a Subway shop & buy a footlong for $5. while on the go.
Maybe once a month. More if you count taquerias as fast food. I did eat breakfast at Burgerville over the weekend. Its an amazing Pacific NW chain that uses local ingredients and meats. And the 99 cent ice.cream cone is a steal!
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Most cities & towns offer free & LOW cost shots. (we paid $6 each)call around & ask. Most animal shelters can refer you to low cost vets & even get your dog spadded free.
I use publix BOGO deals & Family Dollar & Dollar General discount days each week (usually a friday or saturday) to get 20% off name brand dog food. When i get chicken on sell for <.49 lb, i buy 20lbs, cook it up..debone it..& put the chicken in ziplock bags in the freezer to mix in dry dog food. our cost per month is around $22. for 2 dogs.
I buy them treats & toys from yard sales & liquidator stores..along with knotting an old rope & used tennis balls.
We take them with us when we travel...their own padded blankets..no kennel needed. If i needed to travel alone..friends care for them until i got back.
Even if i had to pay FULL PRICE for everything...we'd do it in a heartbeat..It's just nice to know you don't have too.
The way I do thing is to sock money away all the way across the country to Baltimore (ok, a money market fund) on every paycheck. Leaving enough for emergency, and having enough in my saving account for really big ticket item emergency. Don't spend when I don't have that money.
It takes time to wire the money back from my money market fund, which tempered my desire to spend it.
State Museums in Ireland are free as are State run art galleries. Not sure if free admission is the case everywhere but both can be a great way to pass a day - particularily if it is raining and outdoor activity is restricted.
I eat fast food maybe once a week. I get it for the convenience and to have something different than what I usually can make. I try to use coupons and order off the dollar menu.
Do you see any problem with choosing one of the options to use? These do not always have to go on a closet door. We keep one by the back door in the winter and use it for hats, mittens, scarves, etc. It hangs directly on the wall.
I almost never eat fast food. About 5 ago when I weighed over 300 pounds, it was a staple of my diet. Here are 3 Ways to Save Money on Fast Food. I used to do these things on a regular basis to save money while eating fast food.
I eat it about once per week - because I *like* some of it. I used to eat it almost every day, and my waistline wasn't happy with me. So I allow myself once a week, and sometimes I don't even use that once per week "out"
Once a day every week I eat whatever I want, a cheat day. I usually have some kind of fast food, usually from 7-11. I'm keep myself from eating fast food the other 6 days a week by: 1) by avoiding eye contact fast food places as much as possible 2) exercising to distract myself 3) cooking in bulk to making eating healthy easier 4) thinking about how much possible health problems would cost down the road.
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I eat out a few times a week mostly when I am at work. It is just for convenience (time on my lunch break) and cheapness. I do tend to cook more on the weekends and that sometimes flows over into the week. I avoid all the mainstream fastfood restaurants and try to stick to healthier meals from the restaurants that I do visit.
Pretty much never. I grew up only eating it occasionally, and now it doesn't even occur to me.
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Since we travel ALOT..Hitting fast food places saves our sanity by doing it this way:
I save up all our fast food coupons in my zippered notebook that holds my maps, resturant.com gift certificates, lodgeing possiblities etc...
We start out with a small cooler of food & a dry box of food at the start of thr trip.
As we go down the road..we find multible deals advertised on their marque. we buy that to supplement our brought along food...8 piece chicken for $3.99 (Tuesday special) will go with our grapes or peaches etc..
Since we try to eat fairly healthy at home, i try to eat moderately healthy on the road. It's hard to beat Taco Bell's .99 Fresca bean burritos to fill up starving teanage boys!
At home i use the BOGO free coupons durring the week when Im too tired to cook or just don't have time between activies.
Even without coupons...most pizza chains have monthly specials & i can zip into a Subway shop & buy a footlong for $5. while on the go.
I eat fast food once every 2 weeks
myself, never! but i do grab something for the kids about once a month.
Maybe once a month. More if you count taquerias as fast food. I did eat breakfast at Burgerville over the weekend. Its an amazing Pacific NW chain that uses local ingredients and meats. And the 99 cent ice.cream cone is a steal!
Great article. Our dog cost are cheaper..here's how
Most cities & towns offer free & LOW cost shots. (we paid $6 each)call around & ask. Most animal shelters can refer you to low cost vets & even get your dog spadded free.
I use publix BOGO deals & Family Dollar & Dollar General discount days each week (usually a friday or saturday) to get 20% off name brand dog food. When i get chicken on sell for <.49 lb, i buy 20lbs, cook it up..debone it..& put the chicken in ziplock bags in the freezer to mix in dry dog food. our cost per month is around $22. for 2 dogs.
I buy them treats & toys from yard sales & liquidator stores..along with knotting an old rope & used tennis balls.
We take them with us when we travel...their own padded blankets..no kennel needed. If i needed to travel alone..friends care for them until i got back.
Even if i had to pay FULL PRICE for everything...we'd do it in a heartbeat..It's just nice to know you don't have too.
I eat fast food about once a week, usually a hamburger or cheeseburger and no French fries.
The way I do thing is to sock money away all the way across the country to Baltimore (ok, a money market fund) on every paycheck. Leaving enough for emergency, and having enough in my saving account for really big ticket item emergency. Don't spend when I don't have that money.
It takes time to wire the money back from my money market fund, which tempered my desire to spend it.
State Museums in Ireland are free as are State run art galleries. Not sure if free admission is the case everywhere but both can be a great way to pass a day - particularily if it is raining and outdoor activity is restricted.
I really only eat fast food if I'm traveling, and even then I try to avoid it by packing snacks.
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I eat fast food maybe once a week. I get it for the convenience and to have something different than what I usually can make. I try to use coupons and order off the dollar menu.
Do you see any problem with choosing one of the options to use? These do not always have to go on a closet door. We keep one by the back door in the winter and use it for hats, mittens, scarves, etc. It hangs directly on the wall.
I almost never eat fast food. About 5 ago when I weighed over 300 pounds, it was a staple of my diet. Here are 3 Ways to Save Money on Fast Food. I used to do these things on a regular basis to save money while eating fast food.
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on road trips or only when the desire hits - so only a handful of times per year.
I eat it about once per week - because I *like* some of it. I used to eat it almost every day, and my waistline wasn't happy with me. So I allow myself once a week, and sometimes I don't even use that once per week "out"
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Hardly ever, which is still more than I'd like to.
Once a day every week I eat whatever I want, a cheat day. I usually have some kind of fast food, usually from 7-11. I'm keep myself from eating fast food the other 6 days a week by: 1) by avoiding eye contact fast food places as much as possible 2) exercising to distract myself 3) cooking in bulk to making eating healthy easier 4) thinking about how much possible health problems would cost down the road.