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I’m cheap, how about you?
All this month I’ve been spending money as if I wasn’t a destitute journalist and it has simply got to stop!
In April I did this little project of writing down every penny I spent and cutting corners wherever I could and it really worked, so I think I’ll try that again. Luckily, I’ve also been making a mental note of good deals around town.
I’ll share mine, if you’ll share yours! By the way, there’s no chain vs. local element here. I love supporting local, but I won’t pass up a good chain buy either.
For a cheap but great lunch, try the lunch special at simply good at the The Shops at River Square. The special includes a drink and desert and they range from beef stroganoff to beef fajitas. Plus, the simply good folks are simply sweet.
Cheap barbecue can be found at Tony DeMaria’s in East Waco. A small plate is around $5 and is just perfect.
Ok, this one has a certain “duh!” factor, but, all size drinks are $1 at McDonald’s and their sweet tea (while not my favorite) isn’t half bad. Plus, the cups have a coupon for a free redbox rental on them.
Another money saver comes from our own Erin Quinn and I’ve since adopted it — order from the kids menu. It’s cheaper and the portions are more sane and really, sometimes a grilled cheese just hits the spot, even for adults.
I don’t know if every Skinny’s store does this, but the ones in my neighborhood let me get free ice if I bring my own cup in. Sounds stupid, but I’m trying to not snack, so that little pellet-like crunchy ice has become very important to me.
Now, what you got?
Comments
By Fred
July 23, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this
Fred feeds his face (pie-hole) at Tony DeMaria’s.
By poopsandwich
July 23, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
My wife and I have started sharing an entree. Like you said, the portions in most restuarants are GIANT. So we each get our own salad, then split the main course. We are eating less, spending less, loosing weight and feeling better about it all.
By TJ
July 23, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this
Favorite cheap lunch: Teriyaki Park. I can get the pot of hot green tea and a bowl o Miso Soup for just under $3. Huge bowl of frijole soup at Se Cocina is only $3.75.
By mark
July 23, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
I got 10 chicken thighs at HEB for 4 dollars. A bag of rice and a can of mushroom soup at Dollar General for 2 dollars. I grilled five of the thighs and made a chicken on bed of rice casserole with the others. Five meals, six dollars! A dozen eggs for breakfast at two a day comes out to six days of morning eats for less than 2 dollars (35 cents a day). Add some tortillas for breakfast tacos or some bread for toast. A big can of oatmeal goes a long way too, or grits. Maybe once a month I treat myself to the filling just not fulfilling McDonalds Big Mac meal. I always take my lunch to work. Eating good can be cheap. Michelinas are 1 dollar each and make a good light lunch. Ground chicken is frequently a dollar a pound at HEB. Slice some potatoes, a can of mushroom soup, cheap can of mushroom stems and pieces, some diced onion, maybe some cheddar cheese bake with the browned ground chicken. Mmm good. Breakfast sausage at HEB, three for 5 dollars. Makes great spaghetti meat. Face it, restaurants are for rich people. Even eating at one of the Luby’s type places, which used to be a bargain, can easily run 10 to 15 dollars. And that’s how I save money to buy my monkey fluffing crack from El Diablo! And now I gotta go. Why? ‘Cause crack don’t smoke itself! But fred does…
By Fred
July 23, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this
What does Fred got? You ask my dear? Fred’s got plenty more Crap to fill these blogs. Miles and miles of Fred’s Crap (day after day). Would you like your Fred’s Crap fried? How about baked Fred’s Crap? Or Fred’s Crap on the barbie-grill? But of course, Fred like to serve his daily Crap un-cooked and……RAW!
By Hoosier daddy
July 23, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this
You know what they say about folks that chew on ice…
By wendy
July 23, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this
…they break the sealents off their teeth?
By El Diablo
July 23, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
Get out the way, old Fred Tucker, you’re too late, you monkey fluffer!!!
By wendy
July 23, 2008 9:24 PM | Link to this
Is everyone reading my blog today drunk? Are you delirious from the heat? What a bunch of lovable weirdos!
By Fred
July 23, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this
Waco we do do? No…..here’s a better motto: “Waco we wee-wee!” Now that fits Downtown Waco and all the homeless urinating on the sidewalk.
By Hoosier daddy
July 23, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
Nope. But it’s the same thing they say about those that like popping plastic bubble wrap…
By mark
July 23, 2008 11:02 PM | Link to this
I wasn’t drunk but I was thinking about it and I did get hot (I was a prime example of sweaty wet t-shirt man boobs, it wasn’t a contest but I felt like a winner with hairy nipples). And nobody asked what fred got, though I heard it was crabs. Rich folks get lobsters. (crap by any other name is still crap, pigs love a good wallow) My aunt would chew on crushed ice to go to sleep. My uncle slept in a separate bed room. But that was because he snored so loud. Life’s funny like that. Hoosier daddy, I know what they say about them folks what chews on ice and like to pop bubble wrap! Hubba Hubba!
By michael
July 24, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this
We all need to learn how to better live on the cheap. A great way to do that is to eat at home. Learn some basic kitchen skills. Stay out of the fast food drive-through. Walk more. Bike more. Save more. Use more public transportation when you can find it. Hang dry laundry. Recycle. Eat leftovers instead of making a science project in the fridge. Oh, and vote for democrats whenever possible.
By gypsy soul
July 25, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this
hey mark….could you go grocery shopping for me??? I hate the grocery store!! lol
By El Diablo
July 25, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this
As Mark’s personal advisor, I am authorized to accept your proposal for him to your shopping. But that would mean you’d have to give him your address. Last time somebody did that, he stayed for 3 months and the guy ended up developing rug burns on his forehead.
By mark
July 25, 2008 11:11 PM | Link to this
In the words of Cleveland Brown ala The Family Guy “That’s nasty”.