Eating out is great for a quick dinner and a tasty meal, depending on where you eat. But these quick meals can add up, very quickly depending on where you go and how you buy.
Fast food is a “vice” that many fall for and cost a major amount of your salary if you are not careful.
I’m NOT saying don’t eat out ever, but EAT OUT with the HNTS mindset!
It will pay off everytime, guaranteed.
Finesser’s tip:
Look for the value meals off the menu. Often these are 4 for $4 or maybe a $5 meal or something similar. These will get you a meal for half to a third of the cost. You will be full and you will be a little richer for this.
Real world example:
Wendy’s has had a 4 for $4 menu since for half a decade now. That’s before local taxes. You get a burger or wrap, fries, a drink, and nuggets for $4.
A menu item cost roughly $9 before tax. Thats a burger, fries, and a drink.
Compared to a menu combo meal.
That’s a $5 difference in one meal.
Even if the value meal doesn’t fill you up, buy a second value meal as it’s double the food for slightly less than a menu item cost!
What this means?
So to some, $5 isn’t that much, but the more often you eat out…. The larger that number grows.
Eat 1x a week = $5/month savings
Eat 2x a week = $10/month savings
Eat 3x a week = $15/month savings
And so on…
This really adds up over the full year to hundreds of dollars just because you get the numbered item rather than the value meal.
How often do you eat out? Have you every looked at the value menu’s
Simple Money 