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Originally Posted by Medusa
One of the biggest ways I save money is by bringing my lunch to work. Usually it's either leftovers from the previous evening or a Lean Cuisine meal or something like that. I also bring my breakfast (a smoothie or yogurt and fruit) and my afternoon snack.
Just for example, when I eat at the cafeteria at work it looks like this:
Breakfast - Starbucks coffee, scrambled eggs, orange or banana = $5
Lunch - Usually something from the salad bar or the lunch of the day= $7
Afternoon snack - Fruit or something junky = $1
$13 a day multiplied by however many days I go in. I work at home a lot but there are times I go in to work 4 or 5 days.
Just going in 4 days multiplied by $13 - over $50.
Do that every week and it's easily over $200 a month.
Jack and I also try to curtail eating out. We got into a bad habit for a while of eating out 2 - 3 times a week and it was costing hundreds a month.
Just eat at home!! and SAVE!
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Great points! Eating out is so easy but so expensive. Red being a teacher takes her lunch everyday but one when her team goes out. We make her breakfast sandwiches for the week on Sunday so she can pop one in the microwave while getting ready.
Loving all the great tips. Keep them coming :-)