Comments on: Save Money by Cooking Even When You Are Not Home

By: Red Clay Lee

Red Clay Lee — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:28:25 +0000

A couple other ideas: Take a cooler in your car, to avoid buying drinks at convenience stores. When we were younger, we tent-camped & used a camp stove to cook food. B/c of my bad back, I can’t sleep in a tent anymore. BUT we still have the camp stove & could pack it in the SUV when we drive somewhere. We could use it at a park, weather-permitting, or in the parking lot at a motel.

The last few times I’ve flown someplace on a trip, I take food along, to avoid costly airport meals – raw baby carrots, trail-mix bars, apple, dry cereal in a plastic bag, & refill water bottle after taking the empty bottle thru security.

By: Witty Artist

Witty Artist — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:54:10 +0000

Me and my partner had a similar experience when we were in Greece a few years ago. We rented a room that was provided with a cooking machine and we bought the food and prepared it. It’s true that we didn’t make anything complicated, but it was a good beginning. We ate out also, but it was at good prices, and we visited some beautiful places, so all in all it was a good choice and a great holiday.

By: class factotum

class factotum — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:28:08 +0000

Our favorite vacations of the past few summers have been renting a cottage on Lake Superior with our friends who live in Minneapolis. They are responsible for supper the first night, we make supper the second. We have leftovers for lunch and on the third day, and we eat a lot of good bread and cheese (our friend bakes bread) and pastries from a nearby bakery. That savings helps pay for the cottage, which is not cheap!

By: Penny Pincher

Penny Pincher — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:33:29 +0000

Some of the people in my band bring food with them on tour. While most of us just bring snacks and then buy overpriced burgers at the festivals we play at, one of my band mates brings a cooler of raw vegetables plus canned chicken and nuts and seeds. The band I was in before that, the leader would bring along 2 liter bottles of soda and water he had flavored himself with different extracts like mint.

By: Jewelsmom

Jewelsmom — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:25:09 +0000

Last time we planned a trip to Vegas, we purchased an Entertainment Coupon book [buy 1, get 1 free coupons] in advance. Using it once more than paid off the price of the book (books are significantly discounted after January, with free shipping). We bought our book used on ebay for $4, which included shipping. It only had two coupons missing. When we ate out we did so for breakfast and lunch because the menu items were cheaper. We would get water with lemon, squeeze the lemon in the water and add packets of sweetener for “lemonade.” My family takes frugal to a whole new level.

By: Jewelsmom

Jewelsmom — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:01:48 +0000

When we travel I always take along a small 2-3 quart slow cooker [that serves 2 people] in my suitcase. All I have to do is hit the grocery for a few pieced of meat, jar sauce (tomato sauce or cream soup with pop off lid). Combine the two, set the pot on low and come back to a wonderful meal. Add some crusty bread & bag salad (many come with croutons & dressing) or fresh fruit and this makes a wonderful meal on the road for pennies. We even pack plastic picnic wear in our suitcases that can be reused.

By: Jewelsmom

Jewelsmom — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:52:18 +0000

Great thing about the internet, I can find a simple recipe for almost anything I want to cook or any ingredient I have on hand. With the internet search engines available I don’t even have cookbooks cluttering my shelves anymore. I just save the recipes I find on the internet to my computer, for a personal cookbook listing. I also send the recipes to myself by e-mail too, save them in a folder on my mail server, so I can log into my e-mail account while traveling and have all my favorite recipes anytime I need them.

By: Pat Walker

Pat Walker — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:52:35 +0000

When camping in a tent we took our crockpot( it would work in a room) put on dinner go sightseeing lunch out if the place we were had special places we did not want to miss. When we got back at night supper was ready.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:15:29 +0000

BF and I almost never eat out when we go on vacation. We ALWAYS book a hotel with at least a microwave, and we cook.

By: Amy @ The Q Family

Amy @ The Q Family — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:15:14 +0000

This is a really good idea. I didn’t think that you can cook in the hotel. These days whenever we travel, I try to look for accommodation with full kitchen. I think it’s cheaper and easier on our schedule to be able to have dinner in our room. Kids are less trouble.