25 Strategies to Stretch Your Money - No. 7

Cook More

Families are on the run these days so they eat out a lot more than their budgets can take.

Develop a list of five to ten quick and healthy meals you can make with little effort in under 30 minutes. Next to each meal list the ingredients you need to make them. Keep these ingredients in your kitchen all the time. Then, put copies of your list in your car, wallet, purse and stuck on the fridge.

At the end of a busy day, when you can't be bothered thinking about what to eat, you don't have to - just check the list, pick a meal and in less time than it takes to get a pizza delivered or even drive to your favourite restaurant you'll have dinner on the table.

Now, there’s no excuse to spend money eating out on the fly!