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[quote=Anonymous]We recently sat down and worked out a budget looking at our spending habits over the past few months.

We knew we were spending a lot on eating out, but it was pretty eye opening to see the amount we have been spending - generally $1k per month.

We really should cut back on this and put that money to work elsewhere.

I've always cooked dinner M-Th each week. And we've been eating out most meals (except breakfast) on the weekends...some of this probably stems from me being tired of cooking from the week.

We've been trying to cut back on the weekend eating out drastically(trying to take it down to spending no more than $100/weekend)...but I can see us getting tempted back to our old ways. I think we are just lazy and like a lot of food variety (sushi, thai, tacos, etc.). I also think I've not been planning well enough with what we have in the house.

I need some practical tips on how to keep eating home fun and yummy...and frankly, not too labor intensive.

I've already decided that I'm assigning DH one weeknight to be responsible for making dinner to help spread out the work. He doesn't like to cook, but always does clean up.

What do you do or recommend?[/quote]

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