WBZ's Money Matters with Dee Lee

Wednesday July 2, 2008 - Ways to Save: Eating Out – Don’t

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Play from 0:00[0:00] ..." at more ways to -- here on WBZ news radio 1030 with certified financial planner do you leave this week. And today we're looking at ways to save eating out don't yet that's the number one way."...

Play from 0:48[0:48] ..." eating -- important and it's a form of entertainment you can find cheaper ways to do -- We forget sometimes -- these fast food places because it can -- pick up the kids from baseball. And you get too big -- specials at eighteen bucks here. Not -- cooking hamburgers at home on the ground. Eat a century -- Lotta money there. Ten dollars as or 500 years now if you could"...

Play from 2:08[2:08] ..." just by packing lunches for family of four that's enough to funded diary your college fund. 8% twenty years 120000 dollars despite packing your lunch for twenty years okay put into perspective and take the"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" We -- looking at more ways to -- here on WBZ news radio 1030 with certified financial planner do you leave this week. And today we're looking at ways to save eating out don't yet that's the number one way. 50% of our food budget is for food prepared for us Anthony and eating out -- for Americans. You know I'm as guilty as anyone else I'd love to eat now we hold -- it's fun to try new foods especially once I don't have to cook. And when it's hot the best thing -- maker resignation until my husband and so you know futility eat outlook for coupons early bird specials two for the price of one special -- announced that it dinner. And we have coupons available -- at wbz1030.com every Friday. Well and 50% off coupons for some restaurants in your area. So you know and you know it -- eating -- important and it's a form of entertainment you can find cheaper ways to do -- We forget sometimes -- these fast food places because it can -- pick up the kids from baseball. And you get too big -- specials at eighteen bucks here. Not -- cooking hamburgers at home on the ground. Eat a century -- Lotta money there. Ten dollars as or 500 years now if you could invest then in attacked for college fund like our states fire him or her friend I have -- Take that -- fund may get a college funds. You're twenty you're -- 24000 dollars Anthony. I can't believe that -- and talking about saving ten dollars a week sure. So instead of doing two home runs to mcdonalds do want -- Packed lunches for everyone it does take extra time in the morning lunch money just -- sitting -- account is easier. But big bucks can be seen by making lunches senate assembly line and we used to do. Is everyone had a ticket turn making lunches good idea but you need to label the banks because one day Doug got peanut butter and fluff. Not a happy carefully expecting I am not -- the humor of affection was for me -- you get an idea of IDs diet had feet of water fluff and chips and higher dust has settled managers and other Ares. Four basic food groups right there. -- can take 2500 dollars a year or more just by packing lunches for family of four that's enough to funded diary your college fund. 8% twenty years 120000 dollars despite packing your lunch for twenty years okay put into perspective and take the first step -- to -- on -- wbz1030.com more tomorrow here on WBZ news radio -- there"

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