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Eating Out For Less

What You Don’t Know About That Movie Theater Popcorn

November 30, 2009

With the release of the Twilight sequel, New Moon and anticipation of  James Cameron’s Avatar, the holiday movie season is in full swing.
Yet, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest the true horror story may not be showing on the big screen but taking place in your popcorn bucket.
The organization’s lab test [...]

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How to Save Money and Make Your Co-Workers Green With Envy

October 19, 2009

In the middle school cafeteria there existed two classes of people – the haves and the have-nots.
The haves brought in great lunches – ham and cheese sandwiches on thick buns, home made cookies and cakes, pudding cups and carefully cut pieces of fruit. They ruled and only got richer through wheeling and dealing, trading [...]

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When Thinking Fast Food Consider the Supermarket

October 8, 2009

I’m not a fan of fast food restaurants. I think they are particularly over priced for the amount of food you get. Let’s not even go into how unhealthy the food is.
Yet there are times when you’re tired, have little time, or for some other reason need to get a quick bite to eat. [...]

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Are You Overlooking These Fast Food Deals?

September 30, 2009

Next time you’re about to toss that fast food receipt in the trash, take a second look. You might be throwing away a valuable deal.
In a recent post I described how supermarkets print coupons on the back of their receipts. These so called Catalina coupons offer valuable grocery savings.
Now it seems that [...]

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Frugal Food Links

August 10, 2009

Today I’d like to highlight some great food articles from around the blogosphere.
Linsey Knerl at WiseBread.com presents an easy way to start batch cooking for busy people on the go. If you’re not familiar with batch cooking, its a way to cook a large amount of food and then freeze the portions to serve later [...]

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A Simple Way to Slash Your Grocery Bill

July 25, 2009

Has this ever happened to you? You run into the supermarket to grab a few items and end up walking out with a cart full of groceries.
You’re not alone. Supermarkets have designed it this way. Simple put, they are masters of the impulse purchase. In fact, depending on the study cited, between 40% to 50% [...]

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How to Break the Seductive Spell of Name Brands and Save Your Family Big Money

June 6, 2009

We are the products of our advertising environment. The seductive lure of popular name brands incessantly calls us. So seductive the lure that the attraction to name brands seems impossible to break, even in today’s tough economic times.
And who could blame us, we’ve been inundated with marketing messages since birth.
In fact, in one study it [...]

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3 Simple Reasons Now is the Perfect Time to Try Store Brand Products

April 17, 2009

With the worsening economy people are looking for more ways to save money. Food costs make up our third largest household expense. Its no wonder then that groceries are the first place people look to cut costs.
Yet we commonly overlook the huge financial advantages of buying store brands. Here are three simple reasons you should take [...]

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Healthy Childhood Food Habits That Save You Money

March 14, 2009

Its amazing how habits formed in childhood continue to persist well into adulthood. Unfortunately, many bad habits related to food and finances persist into adulthood as well.
Here are a few ways to teach your kids some great habits that will save them money and promote good health as they grow into adulthood.
Serve Dinner on a [...]

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Save Money Eating Out By Going Ethnic

January 19, 2009

We all love a great dining experience. Yet eating out can get quite expensive. In a previous post, we discussed ways to save big while dining out. There is another little known secret people are using to enjoy a great restaurant experience.
To save money go ethnic. Simply choose an ethnic restaurant and your wallet will [...]

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