Everyone wants to save money, but no one wants to change how they live in order to do so. Many people think that the only way to save money is to stop doing things they enjoy, like going to restaurants, the movies, shopping, etc. It's not like that! It's easy to save money and still have fun when you go out. Just find ways to spend less money when you go out. Here are some examples:
When you go out to eat:
Use coupons always! I just can't say it enough. You can find them in many ways. Coupons for a few restaurants are often in the Sunday paper. Many restaurants mail out coupons to try to get you to eat there. There are coupons for a lot of restaurants in the Entertainment Book. There might be a coupon on the restaurant's website that you can print out and bring in. You can sometimes find coupons in their menu for takeout. You can save a few dollars just by looking for a coupon for a few seconds.
- Eat together. When you go out to dinner, the portions are usually big enough that you can get one main dish and an appetiser or salad and share them with your partner. If you split them, you'll save a lot more money than if you each got your own meal, and you'll get to try more things because you'll get to try both an appetiser and a main dish.
If you want to go to the movies:
- You can rent the movie once it comes out on DVD if you want to save even more money. Many websites let you buy packs of 10 DVD rentals, which can save you between $0.50 and $1.50 per rental. This can add up to a lot. You can save up to $78 a year if you rent one movie a week. Watch out for coupons that let you rent one and get the second one for free.
- If you want to see a movie, you might want to go during the day or early in the evening. All of these are called matinees, and you'll usually pay about half as much as you would for a night show. Even though it doesn't seem like much, if you only go to the movies once a month, you can save $54 a year per person. If you go more often, you'll save even more money.
There are lots of other easy things you can do to save money when you go out to enjoy entertainment. See the site below for more tips like the ones you just read.
