We used to spend so much money eating out (this includes picking up or ordering from the restaurants). I think that with all our efforts lately we have finally gotten rid of this bad habit. Writting it down we realized how much this was costing us and we had to do something. I love going out to eat, but I really want to get rid of our debt and this is the main goal for the moment.

Just had to share, thank you

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Marie - SAHM of DS Benjamin (april 2004) and DD Rose (march 2006).

That is great! We had the same situation, it was so easy with 3 little one's how much we ate out or would grab takeout. Once we started keeping track it was amazing how much we saved!

Good for you! I know how hard it is because we've struggled as well.

Great job! This is one area that I'd like to cut back on. We average one dinner a week and one lunch out per week. Our goal is to cut that back to one dinner every other week instead of weekly. Eventually, we'll probably cut the lunches out completely, too, but it is a nice treat.

What a Great thing to realize what it was costing and doing something about it.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Great job!

I know that having to write it down has really curbed some of our spending, too.