Money Saving Tip: Skip Dessert when Eating Out

Here's a short money saving tip but one that can save you a ton of money when eating out:

Avoid purchasing desserts since their prices are usually high. If you’d really like to have one, share it with your dining partner.

If you eat at a place like Applebee's or Ruby Tuesdays, a dessert can easily run $4-$7. Even at Bob Evans, you'll pay $3 or so for a decent dessert. While this is fine as an occasional treat, there are much better ways to spend your money.

With a family of four, we usually skip the restaurant desserts, save the $20 we would have spent, and instead head off to the local grocery store. We pick up a half gallon of Moose Tracks ice cream for $3-$4 and then go home and chow down. Not only do we save a bundle, but we also get much, much more dessert -- enough for deserts for all of us for a few days.

Comments

[Jose Anes]

I have a pet pevee with appetizers and restaurants.

Skip appetizers always. Order dinner. If you are still really hungry, order a desert to share (deserts are ussually sold in huge portions ).

Restaurants serve way too much food. Avoid ordering courses that will just make you fat and concentrate on a good course that will make you happy.

There is only one time when I love appetizers: When I am not hungry. I am not afraid of ordering an appetizer and a soup or an appetizer and a salad and calling it a dinner.