We enjoy eating out. I love to find a new favorite restaurant and I love to find family owned places. These don’t exist very much anymore here in the Midwest where I live. One way I found to combat the price of eating out is to use a discount program.

My favorite discount program is Restaurant.com. They offer a variety of different restaurants that change from time to time. You can purchase a discounted rate gift certificate. Typically a $25 gift certificate sells for $10 on their site. Restrictions will be listed, but honestly, their aren’t many.

One of the better ways to go is to purchase a Gift. This too is a gift certificate but not to a specific place. You can get $100 dollars for $40 dollars. Restaurant.com also runs special discounts and if you enter in a discount code, you will find yourself getting even more savings. I always search at Fatwallet.com before purchasing. The current discount code is ALLSTAR for 60 percent off your purchase. So the above discounted rate of $40 dollars is now $16 and I can purchase $100 dollars worth of food for that amount. A great bargain!

Some gift certificates sell out. They replenish them on a monthly basis so you can always check back. They are great for vacation eating as well. The next gift you need to give that has you stumped can be easily given with a certificate from Restaurant.com. They have dining availability across the country.

Eat. Drink. Save money.