Too much of eating from outside is killing my budget

[nisha1010]

I order atleast 4 times a week from outside.  I am always working. and when i am not, I feel so tired.  but eating from outside is becoming too expensive especially nowadays when everything is way too expensive.  does anyone else have this problem?  Any solutions?

[bjohnson16]

We have that same problem in our house.   I try to come up with ways to get around it.  Somethings that we do is if I know it is going to be one of those weeks.  I try to cook a head of time and freeze dinners for the week, kind of like mini frozen dinners.  Another thing I try to do if I am really in a bind I will purchase a cooked chicken at the grocery store and some bread, and have chicken and bread with some frozen or canned veggies when I get home.  Another things that I will do is look at what is around me when going out and purchase something that I can eat that is small or divide in half and make two meals out of it.  I also always order water when we are out.  That helps save some money.  I also look for coupons for the places to eat.

[noirlupe]

When I have time I make a large casserole and we eat on it for days.  This helps us be able to save money.

[sdenimandlace1]

We buy Birds Eye the vola dinner when they are BOGOF  makes them $2.50 and add bread or salad to make it go farther. They are pretty good not as good a s home made, they are are easy on the wallet and taste good, take less then 20 min. to make.

[noossab77]

Simply cook your own meals. That saves money.

[jordandog]

You're the same person who complained in another thread you started about NOT qualifying for food stamps and other help from the government and now you say you eat out 4 times a week?! Sorry, but that to me is just laziness and a lack of priorities on your part. Life is tough, we all get tired, but we DON'T all waste money when it could be used for other things that are necessary.

People who actually need food stamps are people who actually eat at home.

[healthfreedom]

We've decided to eat out less because of the economic pinch on our budget.

[Flackle]

Here's an insane idea: Stop eating out. Cooking isn't that strenuous, and I am sure you can use the extensive library that is the Internet to find thousands of easy and fast recipes.