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Admit it or not, many of you out there are guilty of dining out several times a week. Whether it’s lunch or dinner or even breakfast, there are just people so fond of eating at restaurants and fast food chains more than once a week. But did you know that this habit when continued for the long term is expensive?

If you still haven’t read or heard the latest news, a recent survey has shown that half a million people in Queensland eat out every week spending as much as $100. In total, this amounts to $50 million each week.

According to this research commissioned by Suncorp Bank, some 19 percent of people living in Brisbane spend from $50 to $100 every week for quick meals including fast food. Gender wise, the men are the guilty party understandably so because of their non-interest in preparing and cooking food at home. Experts also attribute this behavior to men’s desire to socialize the reason why they prefer to dine out in the company of other people or in places where there are many people. Another factor is these men are too preoccupied with their work or business that they lack of time and are not able to come home on time to eat dinner with their family.

Those who are guilty of dining out often belong to the 18-24 age bracket as well as the 35-44 age group. The youngsters may be in the habit of trying out different food and most of the time are out with their friends. On the other hand, those in their 30s and 40s are busy with work that they would rather buy fast food any time they can get a break and not necessarily at the right time to eat meals.

But what the financial experts are driving at is that if only these people learn to spend less and eat more at home, they can enjoy big savings going forward. For instance, if you compute your $100 expense every week and save this instead, it will amount to $120,000 in 10 years time. Some people may find $100 cheap and not much of an expense but they should also learn the value of saving even little by little.

Isn’t it that small things when put together can become big, too? It’s the same with money. No matter how little the amount you’re saving but you do it on a consistent basis, you’ll definitely gain a big amount in the future.

The value of saving should be kept in mind most of the time. It is because when a person is conscious about this, he or she will refrain from adding more debt to his life. In fact, saving can actually help people in managing their finances well and more so in paying for debts.

If people learn to save, they can use the money to pay for their outstanding loans. In this way, they can then settle their home or unsecured personal loans to lessen their debt.

So eat out less often, save your money and pay your debts. Do this and you will have a better life ahead.

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