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Cook for Other Families to Save Money

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Date: 12/08/2008 Topics: Better Living > Frugal Living > Advice | Food Tips & Info > Cheap Meals  
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To save money on groceries, you could find one or two families who you know are very busy and either eat out a lot or order in a lot. See if they would be interested in having you make meals for them. The key is they buy enough groceries to make enough for their family and yours. I find if you're making a meal anyways, it is very easy to double it. I personally make meals for two separate families. One family I will cook for two days a week and the second I will cook for the remaining three days, with the weekends being leftover days. Then on Fridays, I sit down and make up the menus for the coming week and the ingredient list for both families. They go buy the food and drop it off to me for the week.

So far weekly I have cut my grocery bill from $120.00 to $50 - 60 per week. The families I cook for have said that this actually saves them money to as it's cheaper than eating out.

Source: I am sure I am not the first one to think this up but it actually just came to me. I didn't get it from a source.

By Vicki from Nanaimo, B.C.
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By jjjoannep (2) Contact
great idea tho i cant cook :(

Posted on 01/29/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Ann (Guest Post)
I Love the idea. This fall I offered to cook one night a week for some friends of my who have four children I don't have any and enjoy doing and it helps them out plus I have a meal for my husband and myself. Everyone wins!! Great idea to share

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