I never realized on top of knowing what ingredients are in your food and preparing food a little healthier and having better, healthier portion sizes... eating in saves me a lot of money! I probably saved $200.00 the month of July by eating in. I only went out a couple nights in the month, not like my usual 3 or 4 nights a week and a couple lunches and weekend breakfasts. I lost a little weight and saved money... I might try to eat in more often now... but not tonight

~Treat yourself; don't cheat yourself~

Fixing dinner at home does save a lot of money and it helps with portion control too. Generally when cooking at home you don't fix yourself as large of portions sizes that they give you in restaurants... I know I don't!

Plus when you make your desserts, you can take a small piece at a time and you don't have to worry about asking for a doggie bag or anything. Sometimes all I want is a small amount of something to satisfy a craving... you can do that at home a lot easier!

this is so true plus it's really healthy too because you know what kind of food that you will cook and you are always in control of the food that you cook at home.