Tip of the Week

By Solvie Karlstrom |

Reserve a Table for Two—at Home

On average, Americans eat out about five times a week.

All those commercially prepared meals add up to big bucks. The damage for a reasonably priced dinner for two can be $40 or more, while the same meal prepared at home can cost less than half that. This month, try switching just one restaurant dinner a week for a home-cooked meal, and you'll likely have an extra $100 to go towards other expenses, like credit-card bills or those winter boots you've been eyeing.

from The Green Guide, 2008