Comments on: Five Ways to Save Money While Eating Out http://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guide to Tipping Etiquette – Is 20% the New Standard? | Bitehunter's Bloghttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-34882 Guide to Tipping Etiquette – Is 20% the New Standard? | Bitehunter's Blog Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:47 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-34882 [...] understand both sides of the coin when it comes to the issue of tipping. You, the consumer, want to save money when dining out, yet you also want to fairly compensate your [...] [...] understand both sides of the coin when it comes to the issue of tipping. You, the consumer, want to save money when dining out, yet you also want to fairly compensate your [...]

]]> By: Forex Analysthttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-34784 Forex Analyst Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:35:00 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-34784 Great advice! We love eating out and saving money. Depending on the place you go, even the appetizers are enough to split. It’s awesome walking out of a restaurant for $12-15 eating for two. If you learn to not overeat and if you take advantage of oversized portions, splitting a meal is very doable! Great advice! We love eating out and saving money. Depending on the place you go, even the appetizers are enough to split. It’s awesome walking out of a restaurant for $12-15 eating for two. If you learn to not overeat and if you take advantage of oversized portions, splitting a meal is very doable!

]]> By: Forex Analysthttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-34783 Forex Analyst Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:35:00 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-34783 Great advice! We love eating out and saving money. Depending on the place you go, even the appetizers are enough to split. It’s awesome walking out of a restaurant for $12-15 eating for two. If you learn to not overeat and if you take advantage of oversized portions, splitting a meal is very doable! Great advice! We love eating out and saving money. Depending on the place you go, even the appetizers are enough to split. It’s awesome walking out of a restaurant for $12-15 eating for two. If you learn to not overeat and if you take advantage of oversized portions, splitting a meal is very doable!

]]> By: robespierrehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-32006 robespierre Sun, 03 Jul 2011 08:03:00 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-32006 I absolutely love your tips. My husband and I have two children and the four of us go out to eat two or three times per month. When we do, half of the time it is a place like Chipolte or McAllisters where tipping is unnecessary. However, anytime we eat out, we always have water to drink and do not order dessert. My husband orders an entree, I order an entree, my daughter orders soup and my youngest the kid's meal. Restaurants serve food on platters and usually large portions and when the food comes we ask the waiter for an extra plate and we eat all of our food buffet style. We share all the food between the four of us, have enough to eat without stuffing ourselves. Our bill for the four of us is never over 30.00 I absolutely love your tips. My husband and I have two children and the four of us go out to eat two or three times per month. When we do, half of the time it is a place like Chipolte or McAllisters where tipping is unnecessary. However, anytime we eat out, we always have water to drink and do not order dessert.

My husband orders an entree, I order an entree, my daughter orders soup and my youngest the kid’s meal. Restaurants serve food on platters and usually large portions and when the food comes we ask the waiter for an extra plate and we eat all of our food buffet style. We share all the food between the four of us, have enough to eat without stuffing ourselves.

Our bill for the four of us is never over 30.00

]]> By: Erik Folgatehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-16716 Erik Folgate Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:12:45 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-16716 Another great tip. We hardly ever eat dessert at the place we ate. If we want dessert, we go and split frozen yogurt, which is $3 or $4, instead of $5 or $6, plus more tip. Another great tip. We hardly ever eat dessert at the place we ate. If we want dessert, we go and split frozen yogurt, which is $3 or $4, instead of $5 or $6, plus more tip.

]]> By: Erik Folgatehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-16715 Erik Folgate Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:09:38 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-16715 Yeah, great tip, Mac. We often do that. We often order more than we know we'll eat, because it'll make a great lunch or dinner the next day, too. Yeah, great tip, Mac. We often do that. We often order more than we know we’ll eat, because it’ll make a great lunch or dinner the next day, too.

]]> By: Nicholehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-16619 Nichole Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:18:32 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-16619 I do mystery shopping as a way to eat out and save money. I get a nice meal with a friend and for simply writing a report, I get my money back!! I do mystery shopping as a way to eat out and save money. I get a nice meal with a friend and for simply writing a report, I get my money back!!

]]> By: Maria del Fabrohttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-14548 Maria del Fabro Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:04:15 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-14548 Plan to have coffee and dessert at home, or if you must order dessert always share. You have most likely eaten your share of calories for the day so try and remember that. Decide if you really must have coffee. Some expensive restaurants charge $4.50 for a cup of regular coffee, and more for espresso and cappuccino. Plan to have coffee and dessert at home, or if you must order dessert always share. You have most likely eaten your share of calories for the day so try and remember that. Decide if you really must have coffee. Some expensive restaurants charge $4.50 for a cup of regular coffee, and more for espresso and cappuccino.

]]> By: Machttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-10975 Mac Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:15:15 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-10975 Here's an oddball tip...buy more food than you need. If there are different portion sizes (like pizzas), get the larger of the choices. Sure, it'll cost a few bucks more, but then you have leftovers! It's like a free meal the next day. Here’s an oddball tip…buy more food than you need. If there are different portion sizes (like pizzas), get the larger of the choices. Sure, it’ll cost a few bucks more, but then you have leftovers! It’s like a free meal the next day.

]]> By: Elizabeth Ihttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-10433 Elizabeth I Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:23:43 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-10433 The Entertainment Guide has great 2 for 1 specials. Restaurant.com enables you to purchase gift certificates to local restaurants that reduce the costs. Also many cities have "restaurant week" which usually includes a three course meal at a super cheap price. The Entertainment Guide has great 2 for 1 specials. Restaurant.com enables you to purchase gift certificates to local restaurants that reduce the costs. Also many cities have “restaurant week” which usually includes a three course meal at a super cheap price.

]]> By: MoneyDummyhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/five-ways-to-save-money-while-eating-out/#comment-1993 MoneyDummy Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:31:50 +0000 http://moneycrashers.com/?p=105#comment-1993 I am guilty as charged on this one (though actually, we've been doing much better lately). Anyway, I especially liked your Wendy's tip. Ironically, although I just ate an enchilada dinner, your post now has me salivating for the Wendy's meal you just described. I am guilty as charged on this one (though actually, we’ve been doing much better lately). Anyway, I especially liked your Wendy’s tip. Ironically, although I just ate an enchilada dinner, your post now has me salivating for the Wendy’s meal you just described.

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