tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post584931520411853102..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: April Eating Outslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-41469928115288766802015-05-05T16:27:23.758-04:002015-05-05T16:27:23.758-04:00I have an entertainment category where I put take ...I have an entertainment category where I put take out/restaurant meals. We try and limit it to $100 per month. Most months we are under that.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-29681970196661834192015-05-05T08:12:13.322-04:002015-05-05T08:12:13.322-04:00The photo alludes to a classic Monty Python sketch...The photo alludes to a classic Monty Python sketch from "The Meaning of LIfe" film. Mr. Creosote. If you dare your queasy stomach go watch a clip of the sketch on Youtube.....it's even worse! lolslugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-42142749193430226302015-05-05T07:41:03.618-04:002015-05-05T07:41:03.618-04:00I hope you don't mind if I say: That photo yo...I hope you don't mind if I say: That photo you posted makes me not want to eat out (or eat much of anything.)<br /><br />I used to keep track of it, but we cut it down to nothing and now we've returned to the occasional pizza delivery or even pizza sit-down, and maybe a waffle here and there. And some fast food. that's probably what should be tracked. A few things for five people in the car add up, and when it's multiple times per month.... Ughh... I don't really want to know the total.444https://www.blogger.com/profile/18317761558076527630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-1186757959979997562015-05-05T03:55:41.165-04:002015-05-05T03:55:41.165-04:00We rarely eat at a sit down restaurant. When we do...We rarely eat at a sit down restaurant. When we do, it's because we have a gift card that was acquired free with points from our credit card (which we always pay in full). Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328674280714013955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-91538452562657911212015-05-05T00:26:12.737-04:002015-05-05T00:26:12.737-04:00I loosely keep up with eating out which has been m...I loosely keep up with eating out which has been more since I don't have water. Usually, I just get a whopper jr, so it is not so much. I still cook most meals, but there are days...<br /><br />In the past, eating out was not an issue or a category. Sometimes, exbf and I go out. He pays and understands how sick I have been and how tired I get. This last week, I decided to avoid going out, and I have....mostly.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-33848087766302779092015-05-04T21:19:09.889-04:002015-05-04T21:19:09.889-04:00I do not EVEN want to add up what we spend on eati...I do not EVEN want to add up what we spend on eating out. But we can afford it and don't go into debt doing it.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-51591405130451497692015-05-04T20:47:31.339-04:002015-05-04T20:47:31.339-04:00Hi Sluggy. Thanks for the shout out!
On our monthl...Hi Sluggy. Thanks for the shout out!<br />On our monthly budget I have allotted $450 to cover groceries for the two of us (I shop mainly at Aldi and loss leader sales). I also have a category for 'meals out' which includes my husbands' coffee stops, snacks, emergency lunches out (he brown bags) and restaurant meals and/or take-out (we take out chinese twice a year and get a few ice creme cones out in the summer). That budget category is set at $100 per month. I have my budget in an Excel spread sheet and update each and every time any money is spent. There have been times when we'll go to a fancy restaurant and actually spend $100+ on one meal and when we do ALL other expenditures in that category ceases for the rest of that month. Every time we DON'T go out to eat, that money saved is an investment in our future. Will it be coffee now or cat food dinners later on in life? That's the question.<br />When we vacation, we either go in our RV where we cook our own meals or rent a condo where we can cook our own meals.We always pack a cooler for the trip. Breakfast & lunch is often covered this way. Eating at a fancy restaurant while on vacation is categorized in our 'entertainment' which we very rarely do, but it accumulates over the year @$100 per month = $1200 per year. That's usually enough for us to have a great time on any and all vacations throughout the year. <br />With all the commotion over restaurant foods (hidden trans fats, salt, sugar, questionable ingredients and several bouts with food poisonings and irritable bowls) it behooves us to buy and prepare as many of our meals as possible. Again, the money we save is categorized as an investment in ourselves, our health and our future. We also adhere to zero tolerance food waste. <br />It's not subject to whether we can afford it or not. We feel it's just the right thing to do for our bottom line.<br />Thanks for listening.<br />CindiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-91974465929887005482015-05-04T20:41:27.084-04:002015-05-04T20:41:27.084-04:00We eat out every Friday, unless we are at the lake...We eat out every Friday, unless we are at the lake. It is built into the budget, and at least once every two months we eat at a really nice restaurant that we budget for also. Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-74654773295651110912015-05-04T20:34:46.536-04:002015-05-04T20:34:46.536-04:00Our eating out is terrible right now, my son has t...Our eating out is terrible right now, my son has track practice every day after school .... I pick him up, then on the way to his next activity we usually stop somewhere & eat. I mean, the kid's gotta eat ...right? -Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190834507819992504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-37556425763506093462015-05-04T19:49:56.258-04:002015-05-04T19:49:56.258-04:00We literally never eat out... With my food allergi...We literally never eat out... With my food allergies it's more trouble than it's worth. Some months I order in pizza for the kids far too often though! April was one of those months... I'm aiming for *zero* times this month & making at home instead! ~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-48753169004123678122015-05-04T19:46:11.827-04:002015-05-04T19:46:11.827-04:00Hi Sluggy...we hardly eat out any more since I sta...Hi Sluggy...we hardly eat out any more since I started freezing meals to pull out It help that 2 of the 3 restaurants in a one mile vicinity of us have closed and the one left has gone downhill. I often felt cheated as the food did not justify the expense and I knew I could make it better at home and of course cheaper. We don't travel any more but sometimes we are out and about and split a sandwich.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183553318309692138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-64195699910387552015-05-04T19:31:56.263-04:002015-05-04T19:31:56.263-04:00I used to keep track of how much we spent eating o...I used to keep track of how much we spent eating out, which is what made me change our ways. We still eat out too much for my liking, but we do much, much better than we used too. $84 is not bad at all! Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486895127003368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-50413275671039016802015-05-04T19:14:17.376-04:002015-05-04T19:14:17.376-04:00we eat out on a weekend much too often!we eat out on a weekend much too often!Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-13675831367212378012015-05-04T17:56:25.576-04:002015-05-04T17:56:25.576-04:00We have done nothing but eat out lately... But yo...We have done nothing but eat out lately... But you have inspired me and I shall thaw some chicken tonight!!!!<br />McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.com