Here are some realistic shortcuts that don’t require you to cook every meal at home.
Here are their top budget-friendly food tips that involve as little cooking as possible.
Check out the prepared foods section at your local grocery store.
Trader Joes has great pre-made options, too.
For example, you’re free to buy a pre-made salad mix or burrito.
Make a list of budget-friendly takeout restaurants near you.
Tier them into two categories: Budget-friendly and splurge.
Maybe you skip the appetizers and use the leftovers for lunch the next day to make this budget-friendly.
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Get creative with your takeout orders.
Dunlap also suggests thinking through our takeout orders before you place them.
What can you order that will last?
A pizza can be dinner then lunch the next day.
Give yourself a takeout budget.
Carve out time to sit down and budget what you really spend on take-out, Hindert said.
It may be more or less than you think.
Once you see your bottom-line number you’re able to make choices.
If you want to continue spending at the same rate, Hindert added, where can you cut back?
It could be on your daily morning latte or maybe the weekend brunch with friends, she said.
you oughta make lifestyle choices of what is most important to you.
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