by Melissa Batai | Uncategorized
When you hit the grocery store for your weekly or monthly shop you know how quickly the trolley piles up and the bill rises. Saving money on groceries is one of the easiest ways to cut back on expenses, but it’s not always feasible to save on items you may feel are...
by Melissa Batai | Uncategorized
Planning a student’s budget, especially on financial aid, is tough. Techniques for making your money last often focus on things like not eating in restaurants, making your own coffee at home, shopping at second hand stores and soon. One of the biggest expenditures of...
by Melissa Batai | Ways to Save
When I was in college, I went with a few of my friends to a local restaurant. One of my friends ordered a chicken sandwich; after she had eaten a few bites, she discovered it was raw in the middle. I am not talking pink, but absolutely raw in the middle. Although she...
by Melissa Batai | Dining out with Kids
My husband and I love eating out; we figured we would enjoy it less when we had children and eventually stop going, but that did not happen. So, we use a few techniques to enjoy our experience eating out even with kids. –If the restaurant has a web page, peruse...
by Melissa Batai | Healthy Dining Out
One of life’s pleasures for us is dining out once a week and enjoying food that we typically cannot or do not make at home. However, if people dine out frequently and are not conscious of ingredients, calories or fat, their waist lines can expand more rapidly...
by Melissa Batai | Dining out with Kids
Recently an upscale dining restaurant in Pennsylvania banned all children under 6 from eating there. This announcement was met with both outrage and applause. Of course, many parents are outraged, yet others are happy to have a safe haven from all of the noise and...