Here's a quick money saving tip to end the day:
Take your lunch and snacks to work. You’ll save $2-3 every day on lunch and a dollar or so on snacks. That adds up to $500 to $1,000 each year!
I know this is not a popular tip and I'll likely get a lot of readers who will dismiss it automatically. But I speak from experience. I used to spend $8-$10 per day easily by eating out. Even McDonald's will run $5 or so. Taking your lunch to work will save a ton of money -- it has for me over the past few years.
hah. not on $1 chicken nuggets Tuesdays!
Posted by: Cap | July 07, 2005 at 08:58 PM
Or $1 McChickens any day of the week!
Posted by: mbhunter | July 08, 2005 at 12:18 AM
I eat out with my coworkers once a week. I make sure we go somewhere other than the cafeteria so it actually feels like a treat. The other four days, I bring my lunch and eat at my desk.
Posted by: savvy saver | July 08, 2005 at 09:42 AM
That is a great tip. I started bring my lunch to work once I realized how much I was spending a week. Whatsmore, you can end up saving on gasoline as well.
Posted by: Another Bean Counter | July 09, 2005 at 02:30 AM
Those $1 McChickens sound like a good deal, but they aren't as cheap as my bagel and cream cheese, or my tuna sandwich, or my peanut butter and jelly, or my leftover-whatever-I-had-for-dinner -- especially if you consider that you're likely buying more than one McChicken, or adding fries and a drink to your purchase. In addition, a steady diet of fast food is really bad for you. The Dollar Menu at McDonald's gives the illusion of a good deal, but it really isn't.
Posted by: Donna Freedman | December 14, 2006 at 07:00 PM
McChicken 360 calories
French Fries 250 calories
Small Soda 150 calories
Cost for your meal, 3.00
Hours spent on a treadmill to recover from your meal=7
Value of a brown bag lunch...priceless
Posted by: c slager | January 18, 2007 at 02:49 PM
I warm the water in microweave then put coffee and sugar at night before. then put it in a large bottle that I drink all day. I put the bottle with coffee in the refrigerator over night. now days, coffee is so expensive. by doing this I can save lot of money. and I take cookies and crackers in a plastic pouch with napkin so that when hunger strikes, i can eat it.
Posted by: JENNIFER | January 26, 2007 at 07:41 AM
I warm the water in microweave then put coffee and sugar at night before. then put it in a large bottle that I drink all day. I put the bottle with coffee in the refrigerator over night. now days, coffee is so expensive. by doing this I can save lot of money. and I take cookies and crackers in a plastic pouch with napkin so that when hunger strikes, i can eat it.
Posted by: JENNIFER | January 26, 2007 at 07:41 AM