Eating Out?

You can find coupons for pizza all over the place, but what about those Mom & Pop restuarants in your area? Check out restaurant.com, search your zip code, and try a new place to eat!

These gift certificates are printed just before you go, right off your computer, so there's no need to wait for the mail to come.

You can save if and only if you are frugal about what you spend. Check to see what the minimum is on the certificate, and be sure to spend JUST that amount. If you go crazy with appetizers and desserts, you'll find you didn't spend much of anything. In reality, if it's a $25 certificate off of $35, you should only be spending $15 or so at the end (depends if your alcoholic drinks are included, and this is before taxes).

As for other chains, make sure you keep your eyes open to see if they have a "club" you can join (for free) to earn points. T-Bones and Smokey Bones are a few I know of. For Smokey Bones, you can join their email club to ge coupons, but I'd join the rewards club too. You get a point for each dollar you spend and when you've reached 100/200 points, you will get a $10/$20 gift certificate towards your next dinner there!

At the very least, visit the websites of those restaurants you like to visit and sign up for their email list. Most will occasionally send you coupons, especially on your birthday (so have diffent members of your family sign-up so you get coupons throughout the year!).

Happy eating out!