Food can easily be one of your biggest expenses. The more expensive options include eating out or getting take away and even cooking can be quite expensive depending on the ingredients you choose. It can even be more difficult if you are focused on eating healthy and organic instead of the junk food that is often cheapest at the grocery store. We don't just love food. we keep craving for food that isn't cooked at home. And then we start finding number of reasons to dine out maid didn't turn up for work, too tired or bored to cook, appraisal treat. But when the bill arrives, your wallet and heart suffer sharp emotion for the next few days, and you take a vow against dining out for a month, which your tummy forgets before the week is out. Here are some tips that will keep your wallet and your belly happy at the same time.
Let the Food Come to You
Instead of going out every time for a meal; consider ordering one to your doorstep once a while. Especially on those days when you all are looking for good food. This will not only save your time and energy, but also your money. For one thing, you will save on the commutation, which can be easily between Rs 25 to Rs 100, and secondly, you have multiple food ordering websites like swiggy, Travel khana and many more, Some sites will easily help you knock off at least Rs 150 from your total bill.
Mobile Phone
Order food via the mobile apps. Because searching, choosing, ordering and payment processes are lot smoother and faster on your mobile phone than on a website. And also, you are sure to get greater discounts just for using a mobile app because discounts are what all these websites are giving to lure customers in downloading and using their mobile apps. For example Just Eat is currently giving 50% off on all orders made via its mobile app.
Stay Hungry for Offers
Obviously, you don't have to limit your online food orders just to proper meals to save money. Even if it's hot pizzas you are craving for or if you want to spoil yourself with a burger, you will get a spread of special offers on almost everything. All you have to do is look in right place. Just remember to check the latest, hottest and juiciest offers from your favourite places like Pizza Hut, Dominos, KFC, CCD, etc., before ordering.
Use Wallets
what's the use of ordering online if you still want to go through the trouble of keeping ready cash or exact change to pay the delivery guy? Pay online for your orders, and if you want to save a few bucks more, use a wallet service like Paytm, Mobikwik, Freecharge etc. Also, these wallet services keep offering special discount coupons for fast food restaurants like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, KFC, etc. if you use them to recharge your mobile phones or pay your utility bills.So, using online wallets not only saves you from lot of hassle but also money on your food bills.
Plan your Treats in Mid-weeks
If you are a foodie and just can't stop eating out, the best way to keep your food bills from bloating is to treat yourself in the middle of the week, not closer to the weekend. Simply, avoid dining out on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, as much as possible.Most restaurants and food ordering websites reserve the most delicious discounts for the middle of the week, especially on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So, if you and your colleagues or family or partner are planning to eat these are the best days.
Try New Restaurants
Whether it may be online or offline, new restaurants always have some great discounts offer to tempt new customers. In this case, you not only get to save few hundred rupees but also get to try out something new.
Use Credit Cards and Bank Offers
If you love your niche restaurants, lavish buffets and ambient dinners, that too on weekends, you should start using your credit cards for more than just paying bills and shopping. Almost all banks offer minimum 15% discount on some of the best and high-end restaurants, resto-bars, lounges around you. All you have to do is buy their special credit cards, which cost you very little or sometimes nothing, and swipe them to pay yourrestaurant bills.
Like/Follow Food Deals
Just the way you can like and follow your favorite celebs on Facebook and Twitter, you can like many restaurants as well. Better yet, you can like and follow a deals and coupons website on the social media to grab all the best online food discounts, right when they are served fresh and hot.
Pay with a Mobile App
If you are not a credit card person, here is another way of saving on your dine out plans. Use some mobile appswith which you can make a cashless transaction at a number of restaurants and stores, without swiping your card. Simply walk in a restaurant, tell the manager you will pay with paytm and order your food.
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