Thrifty Mommy

May 29th, 2008

Top 15 ways restaurants are sneaking in cost savings

So I ran across an article on AOL about how restaurants are cutting food costs this week.  Great minds think alike, because Karen noticed her grocery store doing the same thing.  So I did a little research and here is what I found.  There are lots of sneaky ways restaurants are cutting costs without passing […]

By kellys -- 9 comments

April 14th, 2008

Going Out to Eat on a Budget

Guest post by Heather Johnson. 
Who doesn’t love to go out to eat?  Everyone needs a break from slaving over the stove and then worrying about doing the dishes.  But it seems, just like anything else these days, going out to dinner costs too much.  But there are ways to make sure that you and your family get to a […]

By Karen -- 2 comments

February 25th, 2008

You All Are So Thrifty!

While writing 10 Ways to Save Money When Eating Out, I addressed the fact that a large portion of your tab could be from beverages.  We polled the Thrifty Mommy readers and I am proud to say that you all are very thrifty.  Here’s the results of the poll:
What do you order to drink when eating […]

By Karen -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2008

10 Ways to Save Money When Eating Out

With our busy lives, it seems more and more of our money is going towards eating out.  In fact, I read recently that 40% of food money is spent on eating out.  Here are some tips to help lower the amount you spend.

 1.  Go out for lunch instead of dinner.  Lunch prices are usually much lower.
 2.  Check […]

By Karen -- 17 comments

January 25th, 2008

Frugal Friday: I’ll Have Water

As I mentioned before, we were at winter camp last weekend.  While we were eating out, I asked the waiter how much drinks were. I nearly croaked when he said $2.19.  $2.19??!!!???  I actually laughed out loud.  The waiter offered to give us free drinks since we had a large group eating (and tipping, lol).  Another place […]

By Karen -- 18 comments