Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
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In Defense of McDonalds’ Double Cheeseburger
Trent from The Simple Dollar has been on a cheeseburge kick lately. He’s gone through quite a bit of time and effort to write about his experience buying a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger vs. making his own burgers at home. He comes to the conclusion that “it was more time-effective to make the homemade cheeseburgers.” It may have been true for Trent in this case, but the devil is always in the details.
There were a couple of assumptions and I think they make all the difference. Trent said that it was 12 minutes for the trip to […] -
My Cheap and Healthy Breakfast
Simple Dollar brings up a great point on how he saves money by eating breakfast. I do the same. It’s a very healthy habit to get into and can be one of the cheaper meals of the day.
My breakfast may not be the cheapest. There have been points in my life where I enjoyed a hearty bowl of Ramen noodles. That was fairly cheap. Cereal is another cheap option and can be more healthy - it has less sodium and it’s possible to get some fiber and protein. However, I like a hot breakfast, […] -
That’s What I’ll do - Value Menu!
I’ve noticed that McDonald’s is playing up it’s value menu offering. At least locally, they have radio commercials depicting a gentleman saving for a diamond ring and solving his problem by eating the value menu. I think at the end he even ditches the girl so that he can by even more double cheeseburgers, but I might just be projecting myself as the gentleman :-).
I had mentioned the McDonald’s value menu in the past. It is a good value, but remember it’s a “sometimes food”, not an “all the time food” as Morgan Spurlock showed in SuperSize […] -
Food Costs Compared
As I’m new to the personal financial blogging world, I figured it would benefit me to read the “back issues” of other popular bloggers. It may help my writing, but more importantly I might learn some new ways to save or make money. It seems one of the top and most mentioned is Madame X from My Open Wallet.
One post that I recently came across is her $800 a month food bill. She’s from New York, so things are definitely more expensive, but I’m shocked at a $25+ a day food bill. I’ve never done a […] -
Saving Money When Dining Out
I hope that I’ve been clear about how cheap I am. If I haven’t, this post might set the record straight. So here’s my guide to eating out on the cheap…
First off, head for the big meal at lunch if you can. Not only are the meals cheaper, sometimes half price, but it’s more healthy as you can work off the calories through the rest of the day.
Second, pick up an Entertainment Book. There are a few buy one get one free dinner places in the Boston area. Use up one or two of […]
