Especially now that the economy is rougher than it was several years ago, saving money is more important than ever. There are literally hundreds of ways to save, some of which we’ll cover here day by day.
Do you go out to eat for lunch while at work, school, or even hanging out at home? That can cost you easily $160 a month if a typical lunch costs you $8 (consider meal, drink, and tip). Even if your meal costs only $4, that’s still $80 a month that you could redirect to bills that are mounting up.
Rather than going out to eat, cook a larger dinner the night before, or every Sunday, and take leftovers for lunch. The cost is only pennies rather than several dollars.
A large Sunday meal is one of my favorites to be ready for the week’s lunches. I make a large batch of spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, extra hot dogs, a batch of home made burritos, etc and then also package up 5 lunches for the coming week, so they’re already portioned out into containers. Now, my husband or I only need to grab one of those containers on the way out the door. Simple, convenient, and very inexpensive.
Now, what will you do with an extra $80 – $160 each month??