Short Frugal Friday post today: sharing to save money. The kids and I rarely eat out, but occasionally I have a big day of errands that requires us to be out during the middle of the day, making a bought lunch necessary. (Okay, okay, yes, I COULD pack a lunch!) The kids have finally outgrown kiddie meals, so they want adult sandwiches. Besides trying to take advantage of "value menues" and coupons as much as possible, I also insist on sharing when possible. As large as the drinks and fries have gotten in most places these days, all it takes is one medium or large item to satisfy all three of us. For example, we stopped at Wendy's the other day. I could have gotten each person 1 99 cent sandwich, 1 99 cent fry and 1 small drink, which was either $1.09 or $1.19, I forget which. Instead, we all got a sandwich, and I got a large fry and a medium drink. That medium was the size of what would have been an extra large 20 years ago! So instead of around $10 to feed the three of us, we got by on just $6.66. (Ooooooo.....)
Another quick tip for eating out: most places will not let you use more than one coupon per order. If your kids are old enough to order for themselves and handle money (and you've got cash on hand) split folks up and let everybody order off of coupons for themselves. It's good practice for their social skills, money handling, etc!
Crystal is out of town for a family funeral, so no Frugal Friday posts from her blog this week. Please keep them in mind as they travel.
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