How long is a piece of string?
Answer is it depends on how you wanna eat. I live alone and honestly it's probably about a wash. I spend ~120/week at the grocery store, but I eat well (grill out a lot, a lot of steaks, etc.). I think I would spend about $20/day eating out. But it's a wash and I'm eating steaks instead of Taco Bell. Apples to apples I'm sure grocery shopping saves you a lot.
My biggest money savers are my e-cig and the fact that I got rid of my personal cell phone and only use my work one for both personal and work.
1. Quit smoking weed.
2. Got rid of cable. Haven't had it for 7 years and don't miss it one bit.
3. Limit eating out. Fast food is just expensive as eating at a regular restaurant these days. A sandwich, bag of chip, and an apple from home costs what $1.25? Compared to $7 for a value meal. Economically makes no sense.
4. Deposit a set % of my paycheck into my retirement account, then savings, the remainder goes to my checking. Usually don't have more than a couple of hundred dollars readily available to me. If I don't have enough in my checking to buy something I have to transfer the funds from my savings which makes me think about how badly I want that item.
2. Got rid of cable. Haven't had it for 7 years and don't miss it one bit.
3. Limit eating out. Fast food is just expensive as eating at a regular restaurant these days. A sandwich, bag of chip, and an apple from home costs what $1.25? Compared to $7 for a value meal. Economically makes no sense.
4. Deposit a set % of my paycheck into my retirement account, then savings, the remainder goes to my checking. Usually don't have more than a couple of hundred dollars readily available to me. If I don't have enough in my checking to buy something I have to transfer the funds from my savings which makes me think about how badly I want that item.
