tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post3756595712972811730..comments2023-10-02T12:28:21.081+01:00Comments on Saving Scotts: Save money while eating outSavingScottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816160126005103600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post-74687762803439102242015-06-16T02:43:33.926+01:002015-06-16T02:43:33.926+01:00Eating lunch out instead of dinner is a great tip....Eating lunch out instead of dinner is a great tip. My sister and I took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina a few years ago. I wanted to try a few of the recommended restaurants, but I didn't want to pay the crazy costs of a dinner at those restaurants. We opted to eat lunch out instead of dinners and paid about half the price that dinner would have cost.Vickie @MustardSeedMindsethttp://mustardseedmindset.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post-8627775081125165432015-06-15T19:18:48.234+01:002015-06-15T19:18:48.234+01:00The tipping thing is definitely different in the U...The tipping thing is definitely different in the UK to the US. From what I understand, the tips make up a good proportion of wages in the US, whereas here in the UK, waiters and waitresses are paid a wage regardless.Hayley @ Disease Called Debthttp://diseasecalleddebt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post-63833236704334346452015-06-14T18:59:02.729+01:002015-06-14T18:59:02.729+01:00I love posts about how people make their spending ...I love posts about how people make their spending habits work for them. I mean, it's awesome to cut back on eating out to save money and all, but when you have the money and are going to spend it anyway - why not do it wisely? I do the same thing with Starbucks - since I know I'm just going to get it anyway, I but gift cards on Raise and add them to my Starbucks rewards card and usually wind up getting a pretty decent deal overall then. <br /><br />I do agree with Femme on the tipping, though perhaps thats an American thing. The service has to be beyond dreadful before I don't leave a tip at all and usually it's more that the server has to be a major jerk - sometimes things are happening in the kitchen or a person is having an off day and that's all a bit beyond their control. Mel @ brokeGIRLrichhttp://brokegirlrich.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post-63257918542440260452015-06-13T16:41:44.742+01:002015-06-13T16:41:44.742+01:00We always do water, but I'm going to have to l...We always do water, but I'm going to have to look into student discounts in this area. Maybe tipping culture is different over here, but I always leave $5 to 20%, whichever is greater unless they are a blatant jerk. Cheating someone out of income because I want to save money doesn't seem morally right to me, but maybe the food service industry operates differently where you are.Femme Frugalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258982361804942329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791028027407236874.post-41680772096080713102015-06-13T12:43:01.254+01:002015-06-13T12:43:01.254+01:00I know we would save money if I could do the water...I know we would save money if I could do the water thing. I'm going to try. It's ridiculous the amount of money pop costs. Great tips!Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.com