Cut Down On Food And Drinks Costs When Travelling

I'm sure it's not only me who when traveling ends up feeling hungry and in need of a drink goes along to a coffee shop or cafe and feels cheated because of how much I end up having to pay. Airports, train stations and motorway services must make huge profits from what we, as captive customers, have to pay. The premiums that get charged for coffees and snacks are huge. 

I like to think I've learnt my lessons and now:

1. Take sandwiches and snacks with me
2. Always take bottled water with me - not possible at airports if course
3. Take a vacuum flask of my own coffee with me - much better and far cheaper than any you'll get at a service station

It's not a disaster to have to buy food and drink when you're traveling but a little thinking ahead can save money that you can put to better use elsewhere. 

Take-Aways Can Be An Expensive Habit

Take-aways are so tempting after a long day when the last thing you want to do is cook a meal. For some reason we don't think of them on the same way as going out for a meal but more often than not we pick them up from Indian and Chinese restaurants where we could just as easily sit down and enjoy them there. 

So if we are doing our utmost to save money and are cutting back on meals out what is it that convinces us that take-aways are ok? Well, it could be that because we eat them at home it feels like it's alright and the cost issue is somehow blanked from our consciousness. It could be that in a similar way to eating out we consider it a treat every now and again and that we deserve it. Nothing wrong in this at all providing it is only now and again and doesn't become a weekly habit. 

Be careful with your take-aways, they should be considered a treat as they'll cost you just as much as a meal out.