Eating out is a big expenditure. If you do decide to go out, a good way to save is by not ordering drinks or a soda. Instead get some tap water.

As far as fast food goes, the Dollar Value Meals at McDonald’s are fair value. I like my McChickens.

Burger King prints a survey on the back of each receipt, that when filled out w/ a validation code, is good for a free Whopper or chicken sandwich.

The survey takes maybe five minutes over the phone (automated) and is well worth the price of a free sandwich.

When using the receipt I order medium fries and a medium drink. With tax it comes to $2.57. It might not be gourmet, but you can’t beat the price for the quantity of food you get!

It’s interesting that you mention the yearly cost of a daily sandwich. The little things add up, and, a la David Bach, can cost hundreds of thousands od dollars in one’s retirement account.

As for the shoes, I make do … I just buy two pair and donate the off sizes to the National Odd Shoe Exchange. It’s not quite so difficult now to find matching styles, but when I was growing up I had a boy’s size right foot and a man’s size left foot for a couple of years. That was tough to match styles.

I love that list. I also save money by packing lunch. Every now and then, I will splurge, but I really try to avoid spending money on daily tuna sandwiches.

The math is scary. $6 a day, $30 a week,
$120 a month or $1,440 a year…for a simple sandwich. I don’t think so.

I enjoy your site so much and about the shoes? How do you manage with two different sizes…Details please.
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