Comments on: How to Stop Eating Out! http://modernmoneyblog.com/2009/05/27/how-to-stop-eating-out/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: What to do when my Money has me down | http://modernmoneyblog.com/2009/05/27/how-to-stop-eating-out/comment-page-1/#comment-57 What to do when my Money has me down | Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:19 +0000 http://modernmoneyblog.com/?p=185#comment-57 [...] lower my cable plan, returning my DVR and completely changed the way I eat at home. One month into my plan to stop eating out, I have saved about $160. Not [...] [...] lower my cable plan, returning my DVR and completely changed the way I eat at home. One month into my plan to stop eating out, I have saved about $160. Not [...]

]]> By: Missy http://modernmoneyblog.com/2009/05/27/how-to-stop-eating-out/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Missy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:24:07 +0000 http://modernmoneyblog.com/?p=185#comment-16 Eating out is a tough thing to give up. I love it, not so much for the food but for the experience. I think you and your girlfriend should definitely reward yourselves when you've gone a week or two without eating out by going to the movies or getting a dessert somewhere. You still get the experience and get to relax (not having to do dishes after a meal is FANTASTIC) but it doesn't cost as much as a full meal would. Good luck to you and your girlfriend! I'll keep reading to find out how it's going. Keep us updated. Eating out is a tough thing to give up. I love it, not so much for the food but for the experience. I think you and your girlfriend should definitely reward yourselves when you’ve gone a week or two without eating out by going to the movies or getting a dessert somewhere. You still get the experience and get to relax (not having to do dishes after a meal is FANTASTIC) but it doesn’t cost as much as a full meal would. Good luck to you and your girlfriend! I’ll keep reading to find out how it’s going. Keep us updated.

]]> By: Funny about Money http://modernmoneyblog.com/2009/05/27/how-to-stop-eating-out/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Funny about Money Sat, 30 May 2009 00:39:11 +0000 http://modernmoneyblog.com/?p=185#comment-10 This is easy: send Girlfriend to the grocery store and let <i>her</i> do the noxious shopping. The only time you should go with her is when the shopping is to be done in some upscale venue like Whole Foods, which is more like a trip to Disneyland than to the grocer. If she likes to do it, why not let her do it and not be a drag on her fun? SDXB (Semi-Demi-Exboyfriend) is a past master of the grocery shop. I hate, loathe, and detest grocery shopping. He is very good at it, because for him it's a kind of game. When we lived together, we never wanted for food, most of it purchased on the cheap. These days, I have a freezer and a bunch of shelves, both of which I use for stockpiling food. I try not to attend grocery stores or Costco or Target more than once a month. To my delight, I've discovered that canny stockpile shopping can keep one out of the hated supermarket as long as six weeks! It is, in short, an excellent strategy. I don't eat out much because I cook one helluva lot better than all than the most pricey restaurants can do...it's mighty nice to have all the ingredients at hand with a minimal grocery trips. This is easy: send Girlfriend to the grocery store and let her do the noxious shopping. The only time you should go with her is when the shopping is to be done in some upscale venue like Whole Foods, which is more like a trip to Disneyland than to the grocer. If she likes to do it, why not let her do it and not be a drag on her fun?

SDXB (Semi-Demi-Exboyfriend) is a past master of the grocery shop. I hate, loathe, and detest grocery shopping. He is very good at it, because for him it’s a kind of game. When we lived together, we never wanted for food, most of it purchased on the cheap.

These days, I have a freezer and a bunch of shelves, both of which I use for stockpiling food. I try not to attend grocery stores or Costco or Target more than once a month. To my delight, I’ve discovered that canny stockpile shopping can keep one out of the hated supermarket as long as six weeks! It is, in short, an excellent strategy. I don’t eat out much because I cook one helluva lot better than all than the most pricey restaurants can do…it’s mighty nice to have all the ingredients at hand with a minimal grocery trips.

]]> By: devil http://modernmoneyblog.com/2009/05/27/how-to-stop-eating-out/comment-page-1/#comment-7 devil Wed, 27 May 2009 19:49:53 +0000 http://modernmoneyblog.com/?p=185#comment-7 Sounds like a good plan. Good luck and do, please, keep us posted. :) I HATE to cook so, when I do, it has to be a large recipe that can be frozen (in individual serving Gladware). Leftovers are fabulous when you're in a hurry. I also hate to grocery shop, so I just do it on auto-pilot at the same store at the same time on the same day each week. If I have to go more than once per week, I get stabby. And I use a list so it's even more mindless (I check the sale ad ahead of time). Oh, I also pay cash so there's no annoying swiping of cards or check-writing. The simpler I can make it, the less I'll hate it. Sounds like a good plan. Good luck and do, please, keep us posted. :)

I HATE to cook so, when I do, it has to be a large recipe that can be frozen (in individual serving Gladware). Leftovers are fabulous when you’re in a hurry.

I also hate to grocery shop, so I just do it on auto-pilot at the same store at the same time on the same day each week. If I have to go more than once per week, I get stabby. And I use a list so it’s even more mindless (I check the sale ad ahead of time). Oh, I also pay cash so there’s no annoying swiping of cards or check-writing. The simpler I can make it, the less I’ll hate it.

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