A SIMPLE MEAL LESSON

• The other day we had a busy time and no one wanted to really cook
• but eating out was not a financial option
• so I asked everyone(4 of us AND then 3 came later)
• what they would order
• in a cafe that was not too expensive
• everyone came to the conclusion it would be
• toasted bacon and tomato and lettuce sands /fries
• this came up as B-----works in a cafe and she knew
• the prices etc' and that they come with fries-
• however having this supper out still was not an option
• so I decided to make our own and give a money lesson
• at the same time
• my cost for seven sands: was 3.49 for the bacon-
• 1.99 for the bread and 1.15 for 2 tomatoes plus 1.99 for
• the oven fries and no one
• wanted lettuce which is what they would done if we were
• out too- we had butter and mayo and salt etc,
• we made the sands together
• took no longer than if we drove down and ordered
• waited
• for them -to come to us
• our cost rounded off was 8.65 - and we ended up
• with 7 sandwiches- I had B..... help make them as
• they would have come if we were at the cafe-
• we had great fun but the real lesson was that if we
• had bought these sands in the cafe- at 9 dollars per
• person times 7 - we would have spent 63.00 plus
• 5 % tax-(another 3.15 plus tip)
• we do not have to pay taxes on the food
• direct from the grocery store- only on cafe foods-
• and no one tipped me--LOL
• the price difference rounded off -
• came to 57.00 dollars-
• yes- we did the work and yes- we did have some
• cost re-- electricity
• it is wonderful to eat out and fun too
• but eating in can be wonderful and fun also
• no one could believe how much we saved
• by not having the option of going out
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• this is a good lesson for us all
• in today's economy and
• there are less expensive quick home meals
• but we were in the a treat meal and
• we had a treat at a very low cost
• at home compared to the cafe
• lessons in life for my teens and dear daughters and
• we had bread left over too :-)
• hugs from Meme