Cut Back on Dining Out

Everyone likes to dine out on occasion, but prepared meals can be very expensive. It almost always costs much less to prepare meals at home than it does to eat out.

To see how much you spend in a month on dining out, keep a written record of each meal you purchase for a month. Be sure to include tips. At the end of the month, tally everything up to see how much you spent. If you are shocked by the amount, it might be time to cut back.

If you like to dine out once or twice a week, try cutting back to just once a week or once every other week for a while to save some money. The savings can really add up fast!