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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We cut back to once a week and expanded our grocery budget to allow for splurge items to compensate, which still ends up being way cheaper. DH and I sometimes have Brie, crackers, apples and grapes, prosciutto for dinner with wine. $25 for a nice indulgence instead of $100 on a restaurant. [/quote] We'll sometimes buy prepared items for this purpose (e.g. Trader Joe's orange chicken, HMart marinated meats). Takes more work but tastes as good as takeout and is cheaper. We also make better pizza at home than most takeout. That doesn't really help OP though. She doesn't want to cook more to save money. She wants absolution. Let's give her that, why not?[/quote]
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