Comments on: Easy Way to Save Money and Calories: Eat Before You Play

By: EatCheapChef

EatCheapChef — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:46:11 +0000

Great article! Even if I don’t have time to prepare something to eat before I go out, I make a habit of putting a couple of pieces of fruit in my bag before I head out. At the very least, it’ll stave off the hunger until you get home for dinner!

By: finance

finance — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:01:26 +0000

Well described article, totally agreed with fair food concept, even though i fall on my Sunday all time pan cakes at home, saves me money.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:20:19 +0000

We do try to do this as much as possible. One thing I have found is that my kids love to eat in the car and that is a special treat for them. If they eat in the car on the way to the destination (not regularly, just special times) that is still exciting without paying for an expensive lunch/dinner out.

By: Ryan @ Smarter Wealth

Ryan @ Smarter Wealth — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:38:30 +0000

Me and my girlfriend ate out by buying fish and chips yesterday and it cost us a total of $13 for both of us which included a large meal and a large drink. So I was very happy with this. That is about $6.50 each to eat out for dinner

By: Marci

Marci — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:45:41 +0000

Fair food – however, when the kids were in 4H and at the fair all day with their animals, they packed a big lunch and several healthy snacks and drinks.

By: Marci

Marci — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:44:11 +0000

Total agreement. Eat first, take portable/good snacks and water/juice for the kids in case it’s really needed.

And yes, what’s the point of being frugal if you can’t splurge once in a while without feeling guilty. Our county fair is in 2 weeks…. Tillamook Ice Cream in a waffle cone, Debbie D’s Sausage rolls, elephant ears, and cotton candy in a bag to take home… All are like ‘buying memories’. It’s all budgeted for so I Enjoy!

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:47:10 +0000

I agree with you about “treating yourself” once in a while. Even if it’s something small… new nail polish or a magazine. The key is once in a great while for me!

Fair food: here in Wisconsin it’s all about the deep fried cheese curds! Yummy! I think it has to be the most fattening thing on earth!

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:07:40 +0000

Too bad you don’t live in Dayton. There’s a restaurant that just opened here that sells “carny food” all the time! Elephant ears, funnel cakes, cotton candy, you name it!!

Tony’s. Its the best.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:49:16 +0000

I always carry a stash in my giant purse/bag whenever we go anywhere. Not so much for the frugality of it (although it really helps!) but because “entertainment” food is so horribly bad for you. I don’t leave the house without some kind of wholesome snacky thing– popcorn, granola, home-made oatmeal cookies –that type of thing so they don’t really feel deprived. My kids are used to it. They don’t ask and seem satisfied with what I bring. Just looking at fair food makes me feel sluggish and gross. I haven’t eaten it in years. And the last time my daughter was out with friends and porked out on the fair food, she felt crummy for about 3 days afterward. Curbed her enthusiasm for next time for sure.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:48:09 +0000

That’s a great tip! I’m just getting started with my more “frugal” lifestyle. I went to a baseball game yesterday. Usually I buy a hot dog and large soda during the course of the game. Now because they are the only ones selling, that costs quite a chunk of change: about 10$. Instead of doing that this time, I brought a bag of peanuts in my pocket and my girlfriend took a couple bottles of water in her bag. I’m sure that technically, that’s against the ballpark rules, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do I figure. Thanks for the advice.