https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:56:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out/page/2#post-2686939 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:48:01 +0000 autumnlove 2686939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Over $200. We eat out about 1-2 times a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out/page/2#post-2686780 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:51:19 +0000 MissKriss19 2686780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this app that categorizes our spending and it's showing $520 for dining out this month 😔 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out/page/2#post-2662429 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:18:15 +0000 FaithFertility 2662429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Us too, we enjoy it!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out/page/2#post-2662428 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:17:34 +0000 FaithFertility 2662428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we spend$200-$300 a month<br /> DD is great out to eat and we enjoy it<br /> DH works every other weekend so the weekends he is off we are out and about all weekend also 1x a week during the week</p> <p>we enjoy it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662426 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:14:07 +0000 ShootingStar 2662426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spend a ton on eating out, I have no idea how much. We eat out several times a week, especially on weekends. I am queen of convenience. Just last night we went to Moe's because I'm sick and not up for cooking. It was great to have a relatively inexpensive meal and no clean up. We end up doing stuff like that pretty often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662414 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:49:01 +0000 bushelandapeck 2662414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I agree. We enjoy going out as a family and I don't mind spending the extra money.<br /> We go out at least once a week as a family (usually dinner, but sometimes for lunch) and then we get take-out 1x/week. We usually do 1-2 date nights per month and we both eat lunch at work 2-3x/week. What I am embarrased about is the amount of $ I spend on Starbucks each month ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662392 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:07:02 +0000 lamariniere 2662392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't keep track but we rarely eat out or get takeout, maybe 2-3 times per month. Takeout is over-priced here and the quality/service are generally terrible. I also live in a place where food is expensive (and they usually charge for water too!). Takeout/delivery costs at least €40 for our family of 4. That seems like a lot to me for a mediocre meal and I still have to clean up after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662371 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:25:17 +0000 looch 2662371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Oh I thought of a way to save some money, based on what 808love wrote....sometimes Costco has gift cards for restaurants. Spend $80 and get 2 gift cards worth $100 combined. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662365 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:09:24 +0000 808love 2662365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: We keep it under $30 by drinking water. We avoid soda, in general, for health reasons. We also often use gift cards, specials, coupons and stay away from super expensive choices. Kids meals are free, cheap or LO shares. It is definitely doable in our household. Our neighborhood is expensive but we find ways to do it cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662353 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:39:26 +0000 rattles 2662353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I didn't vote, but that's close to what we do. I don't know if you were really asking, but here you go :silly: Last month, we spent $16 at ChickFilA on a lunch for me and the kids, had a pizza takeout night for $8 (our local place's carry out special for a large veggie pizza) and added a salad at home, and we did a dinner at a favorite Mexican restaurant for $30. Some months it's more, largely based on if we have a special celebration or how often DH brings a lunch, but with both kids' birthdays and Christmas in our last six weeks of the year, we try to keep it tight for November and December. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662337 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:00:06 +0000 winniebee 2662337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say $500/month. We typically take the kids out to eat one time a week - even someplace like Buffalo Wild Wings is $75 for a family of 4. Then probably pizza or chinese once a week is $50. So.....about $500/month. I should be ashamed, but I'm not. We love food and going out with our kids and would rather cut the budget elsewhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662330 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:55:31 +0000 looch 2662330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Even if my husband and I both eat at our company subsidized cafeteria, we're still paying $25 for two orders of sushi and that doesn't even include the drinks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662323 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:46:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2662323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Yes! its hard to eat out "cheap". </p> <p>Lunches are usually fast food or some where with a lunch special so we can keep it under $10 per person with tax and tip. </p> <p>Dinners we have a few select restaurants. A BBQ place the DH gets a big all you can eat plate ($12), I get a small sandwich deal that includes a drink ($8) and one kids meal $5. That puts us right around $30 or so. We pretty much never buy alcohol or appetizers out. Usually one of us will get a soda and the other gets water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662320 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 09:41:29 +0000 yoursilverlining 2662320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't really budget so I'm not really sure, but would guess it's over $200/month. I'm always amazed by people who are like "we spend $50 a month and eat out 2-3 times". Like where are you eating?! Grabbing pizza and salad to go is over $40, brunch is at least $50-$60, etc. Even fast food like McDonalds is over $20 for 3 people. If my husband and I go out on a date night, it could easily be $200 right there for 1 dinner. Inspired by the thread on moving for better schools, maybe I need to move where there is cheaper food!!! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2662220 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:39:29 +0000 caterw 2662220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted $150-$200 but I actually have no idea :( My budget used to be $15/ week (one cheap lunch for me and DD1 and one coffee date) but once I got really pregnant with DD2 I pretty much stopped budgeting meals out since I was too tired to cook. I gave myself a one-month grace period after DD2 was born to relax and not worry about the budget but she is almost a month old so... time to start being good again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661827 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:27:46 +0000 ValentineMommy 2661827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Way too much. We've been trying to tone it back, but it's hard when you're pregnant and don't feel like cooking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661816 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 02:34:40 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2661816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$50-$75 a month. We very rarely eat out or get take out. Usually 1-2 times a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661806 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:14:48 +0000 wheres_c 2661806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely over $200. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661744 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:02:32 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2661744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quite a bit when I add it up. Well over $200. We've been better lately though because DH is on shift now so any day he works I cook because we don't have time to go out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661723 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:00:05 +0000 Iced Tea 2661723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been battling hyperemesis and unable to cook. So we've been spending an ungodly amount on both take out and prepared foods from the grocery to keep my husband and toddler fed. It's stressful since I am also not working, being so sick. It's such a financial drain, but there's nothing much we can do to change it right now. That's one expense you don't typically budget for when planning for a new baby, but it's turned out to be a big one for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661704 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:39:43 +0000 MaryM 2661704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I have gotten a lot better at this recently. </p> <p>I've never been huge on take out (I grew up in a rural area where delivery didn't exist, so I'm just not used to it). But DH used to work in a restaurant, so the nights he closed, he'd grab take out on the way home. </p> <p>Now that he's working days, we're eating out a lot less. Maybe carry out twice a week and one meal out on the weekend?</p> <p>I've also tried to freeze more leftovers so I don't get sick of them and let them go bad. That way when we don't feel like cooking, at least we have some home cooked options </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661545 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:25:09 +0000 Truth Bombs 2661545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't budget so I don't know exactly, but well over $200. Heck if we can actually get away for a date night we'll spend over $200 at a single meal. I'm ok with it. It's a season of life. We have two young kids and two full time jobs. Sometimes cooking and cleaning just isn't something I feel like adding to the 'to do' list for the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661500 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:16:22 +0000 Freckles 2661500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Food is expensive where we live. Even if we were to do McDonald's, the bill would be $40 for the 4 of us. I would say that our eating out bill hovers around $100-$150. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661488 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:05:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2661488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I got GD again it's gone down... But I've been pregnant for most of this year and we just can't deal with a toddler so we prob were spending $200 a month eating out :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661320 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:04:18 +0000 mrsbookworm 2661320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to admit I love to eat out, as does DH, even with two toddlers. I don't know exactly what we spend, but it is well over $200. I try to cook dinner at home 4x per week. If we do that, I'm perfectly happy eating out the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661295 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 23:05:14 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2661295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted under $50 but I don't actually know. I'm not big on going out and only go about once a month with the girls/as a family, almost never on my own. DH on the other hand goes on his own all the time, especially now that he works out of town, he just uses per diem to go out. We also spend about 50 dollars a week more in groceries than you do so I suppose it evens out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661214 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:28:09 +0000 808love 2661214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to do once a week and then we implemented a ban on eating out. Both didn't work for us. Now we go out to eat whenever we have a milestone to celebrate. It can be big or small. It ends up being about 3X a month for about $20-30. It is nice eating out for 'special' occasions. Then it is a break from routine and just makes it so special. When the cost of eating out for one meal is equal 1/4 of our weekly grocery budget..it's so hard to justify. I'd rather eat at home...unless someone else is treating! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661211 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:23:14 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2661211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cook almost every night when I get off work (no kiddies yet, just me and hubby!), so it's closer to $0 every month in terms of eating out. Maybe on a Friday night every other month, we have dinner with another couple friend, so we end up spending between $25-$50 total depending on what we eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661210 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:16:29 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2661210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to eat out a lot more, but when I did the calculations I hated how much money we were wasting. Now, we eat out maybe 1-2x/week and try to keep it under $30. </p> <p>We've saved so much money since being more mindful about the cost of eating out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-of-your-monthly-budget-is-spent-on-eating-out#post-2661198 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:57:11 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2661198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waaaaaay to much. :( </p>