Sunday Snapshot -- Fueling Emily's Obsession with China

5 Tips to Save Money on Eating Out

Last week, Mark and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary, and we thought it would be nice to take the family out for dinner to celebrate! As a frugal freak, I'm always looking for ways to save money and cut costs. Here are some of our favorite ways to save money on eating out:

1. Kids Eat Free -- Visit kidseatfree.com for local restaurant deals featuring free kid's meals. This can be a huge money saver, especially for those large families with several kids.


2. Restaurant.com -- Find deals on neighborhood restaurants and purchase $25 gift certificates for just $10! 


3. Entertainment Book -- Depending on where you live, and how often you go out to eat, the Entertainment Book can be a huge money-saver.


4. Brochures from Local Hotels -- If you live near any hotels, visit the lobby and pick up any brochures for local attractions. Many of these contain coupons for restaurants as well!


5. Yellow Pages -- Your local Yellow Pages is also a good source for restaurant coupons, and some even list several menus from restaurants (which could save you lots of time too).

31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins

Just a reminder, or in case you did not already know, tonight is Baskin Robbins 31 cent scoop night from 5pm to 10pm! Take the whole family out for an inexpensive ice cream treat. A small scoop is just $0.31! More details here. Sign up for their newsletter, and you'll know when the next one is.

Free Breakfast at Chick-Fil-A

Participating Chick-Fil-A locations will feature Free Breakfast Wednesdays! This means that every Wednesday in April, you can get a free breakfast entree at Chick-fil-A during regular breakfast hours (usually until 10:30am). Participating locations include: Trexlertown, Berkshire Mall, Quakertown, Lehigh Valley Mall, Schuylkill Mall, Mechanicsburg, and Broadcasting Square. One entree per person, while supplies last. Many Chick-fil-A's offer Kid's Craft Night, or other activities for free, so check your local Chick-fil-A for details!

Emily Turns Five!

It happened right before my very eyes. She was four years old one minute... and then... POOF! Five years old the next! We went to a friend's playgroup (Thanks for hosting us, Debbie!) and Emily played her little heart out. Mark came home from work early, and we spent the rest of the daylight hours out in the yard. Emily and Clara enjoyed some snuggling in the sunshine.

After it got dark, we headed over to Friendly's to celebrate. The waiters and waitresses even came over to sing to Emily, which made her grin from ear to ear! Since Monday, Friendy's has been featuring a kid's menu promo between 4-7pm with $1.99-$3.99 kid's meals. The promo ends March 19th. 

Mmmm... birthday ice cream!

I would say she had waaaaay more than $1.99 worth of fun, wouldn't you? 

Get Your FREE Sub

Quiznos is giving away coupons for a free sub to the first million people who register at http://www.millionsubs.com Go get your coupon!

Save Money on Eating Out

Go to Restaurant.com and use checkout code DINE to purchase a $25 gift certificate to your local favorite restaurants for just $2!! Certificates do not expire for a full year, so it is a good time to stock up. Offer good today only.

We have used these before (and given some as gifts), and it is always a good deal!

Free Breakfast at Denny's

If you watched the Super Bowl last night (and you did watch, didn't you?), then you probably saw that Denny's is offering a FREE Grand Slam Breakfast tomorrow (Tuesday, February 3rd) from 6 AM - 2 PM! For more information, or to find a Denny's near you, click here.

Free Coffee and Breakfast Menu Samples at Panera Bread

Panera Bread is offering free coffee all day Wednesday, January 28th and free samples of some of their new breakfast items like the granola parfaits and grilled breakfast sandwiches! Yummy! Click here to find a Panera Bread near you.

Photo by Samantha Celera

Free Coffee Mondays at McDonalds

For a limited time, McDonald's is offering a free premium roast coffee on Mondays.  I am not sure if this is nation-wide or not, but the last few times they offered it, it was.  Leave us a comment, and let it know if it is in your area, or not.  Yeah, free coffee!