Quote Originally Posted by sniper7 View Post
vices: alcohol at dinner...cut it off. buy beer at home. tons of money can be saved depending on how much you go out. plus you reduce the risk for DUI. eating out a lot? eat at home. typically healthier and will save a good bit of money on food and gas. still get the wife out for a good time for both of you, but if you are going out a couple times a week, that can be cut down to once every couple weeks just fine.
We just started really budgeting and checked how much we spent eating out and it was shocking. We cut our food bill by nearly 70% by eating at home. It also feels a lot more like a treat now when we do go out.

The wife also suggested something she had heard that we're going to try out. If you do go out to eat, don't go somewhere unless you have a coupon for it. It helps you try new places AND saves you money.