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Title: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: nisha1010 on June 26, 2011, 03:40:54 pm

I order atleast 4 times a week from outside.  I am always working. and when i am not, I feel so tired.  but eating from outside is becoming too expensive especially nowadays when everything is way too expensive.  does anyone else have this problem?  Any solutions?

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: bjohnson16 on June 26, 2011, 06:37:48 pm

We have that same problem in our house.   I try to come up with ways to get around it.  Somethings that we do is if I know it is going to be one of those weeks.  I try to cook a head of time and freeze dinners for the week, kind of like mini frozen dinners.  Another thing I try to do if I am really in a bind I will purchase a cooked chicken at the grocery store and some bread, and have chicken and bread with some frozen or canned veggies when I get home.  Another things that I will do is look at what is around me when going out and purchase something that I can eat that is small or divide in half and make two meals out of it.  I also always order water when we are out.  That helps save some money.  I also look for coupons for the places to eat.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: noirlupe on June 27, 2011, 05:53:39 am

When I have time I make a large casserole and we eat on it for days.  This helps us be able to save money.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: sdenimandlace1 on June 27, 2011, 08:15:43 am

We buy Birds Eye the vola dinner when they are BOGOF  makes them $2.50 and add bread or salad to make it go farther. They are pretty good not as good a s home made, they are are easy on the wallet and taste good, take less then 20 min. to make.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: noossab77 on June 29, 2011, 05:52:17 am

Simply cook your own meals. That saves money.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: jordandog on June 29, 2011, 06:33:20 am

You're the same person who complained in another thread you started about NOT qualifying for food stamps and other help from the government and now you say you eat out 4 times a week?! Sorry, but that to me is just laziness and a lack of priorities on your part. Life is tough, we all get tired, but we DON'T all waste money when it could be used for other things that are necessary. ::)

People who actually need food stamps are people who actually eat at home.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: healthfreedom on June 29, 2011, 07:56:55 pm

We've decided to eat out less because of the economic pinch on our budget.

Title: Re: Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget
Post by: Flackle on June 29, 2011, 08:00:01 pm

Here's an insane idea: Stop eating out. Cooking isn't that strenuous, and I am sure you can use the extensive library that is the Internet to find thousands of easy and fast recipes.