Question

Just curious.  Family of 4, how much is your “Eating Out” budget a month?Just curious. Family of 4, how much is your “Eating Out” budget a month?  

Answer 1

We separate our Out to Eat funds and Groceries/Consumables funds. We put away $200/ month or $100 per paycheck for our family of 8. Our grocery/consumables budget is much much higher!  

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I should mention, our spending on out to eat had been higher in the past and we decided we wanted to cut that down.  

Answer 2

$100 every two weeks. That gives us $50/week which equals one meal out. We have one kid in hockey and another in gymnastics so we’re always on the road between practices, games and competitions.  

Answer 3

Family of 4, husband eats out basically daily. So $500/ month for eating out.  

Answer 4

Family of 3, $350

Answer 5

Family of 5 $150

Answer 6

I dropped mine to $250 after realizing I was averaging over $800/month. My first month at this budgeted amount was great, spent just $68.  

Answer 7

I budget $600. $300 every 2 weeks & whatever is left we can use for eating out-we very rarely eat out though

Answer 8

Family of 4. We dont have an "eating out" envelope. If we do go out it comes from our "fun" or "food" envelope.  

Answer 9

We just take it out of our food budget when we’re able to.  

Answer 10

Family of 4 and we budget $200 a month but don’t use it all unless there is a date night involved.  

Answer 11

Family of 3 and I budget $300/month.  

Answer 12

200 for 4

Answer 13

We try not to eat out while paying off debt but it happens. @insalubriousbout $50/month. Family of 4. We pick restaurants where/when kids eat free.  

Answer 14

Whatever we have left over from groceries

Answer 15

We take it out of food, misc or fun budget depends on how it rolls in those budgets. Honestly it’s just the kids and I, hubby hates to eat out  goes all the time with his work for lunch.  

Answer 16

$30/wk for family of 4. We have to be strategic about it. No beverages (unless free with kids meal), no apps/desserts. If we want to go someplace more expensive we skip going out for a week and roll the funds over. Our family has been doing this for years; they all know it’s a treat so it’s either we stick within the budget or don’t go at all.  

Answer 17

250 a month for us

Answer 18

2 if us. lol we do $100/week. we were spending way more until I put the kibosh on it!  

Answer 19

We don't. Eating out comes out of our grocery budget and fun $

Answer 20

$100 is what we are shooting for but realistically more like $150

Answer 21

Ours os is currently whatever gas cost to get to the persons house that will be feeding us. We aren't doing out to eat or fast food for February.  

Answer 22

Family of 6 and we are shooting for $150. Thats mainly Dominos and we keep it cheap to get as many times as we can!  

Answer 23

$50 a month for family of 4

Answer 24

Family of 6. 0$

Answer 25

$60/month for 2. Usually it rolls over into the next month.  

Answer 26

I budget $10 a week for a meal. So maybe $40-$50 for your family? Depending how often you eat out.  

Answer 27

Family of 6- kids ages 6-12 years old. I allot $60 a month and we decided if we want to go out to a restaurant once, or have pizza twice. Not a big eating out budget, but it’s so expensive to take a family of 6 out to eat!  

Answer 28

We don’t have a budget for eating out because then we are tempted to do so. my husband works and sometimes wants lunch out so it come out of his individual fun/misc budget

Answer 29

Family of 6 $0. 00 we meal prep every meal and snack. Saving every penny we can

Answer 30

We have a family of 3(us and our 2mo old). We allot $100 a month/ $50 per pay period(biweekly). So we go out to eat once a pay period

Answer 31

We try to cook at home to save money. last month I tracked my spending for the first time. looks like we spent $40 on fast food/pizza the whole month.  

Answer 32

We budget $150 for the month. We don't eat fast food so it's usually a sit down or farm to table restaurant.  

Answer 33

I need a break from cooking once a week. So every Friday we order out. Family of 6 and I budget about $50/wk.  

Answer 34

I use $150 a week on food whatever’s leftover is out to eat food. Sometimes we can do a $25 -45 going out. But kills me now to do it.  

Answer 35

$100 biweekly for entertainment which also includes eating out

Answer 36

We set it at 200 but usually stay at 150

Answer 37

I don’t have a eating out budget. it jus kinda happens ‍♀️

Answer 38

$80-$120 is what I try and budget for the month

Answer 39

80. 00- I try to limit it to 3 times a month and that can be drive thru, restaurant, etc but only 3 times lol

Answer 40

Do not eat out at all

Answer 41

We're a family of four but 1 is too little to eat and the other is almost 2. We've been back with eating out because we literally live maybe 100ft from a restaurant and it's easy on the days that the baby won't let me put him down but we allot 150/month for "fun" which includes eating out

Answer 42

0. 00. I grocery shop bi weekly , and we eat what I buy. Every once in a while I'll buy mcdonalds breakfast or sonic, maybe once a month or less. But that comes out my my misc. Money. I give myself $100 in misc. Money every 2 weeks.  

Answer 43

4 of us at Cheesecake Factory $106. 00. This past Friday. But we usually budget $50. Every 2 weeks. We usually get Chinese food take out Or piZZ@insalubrious