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Doggy bag?  No thank you I brought my own. 

16/9/2013

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I got this idea from my step sister, so I have to give her credit for it.  I saw her walk into a restaurant with her own tupperware.  Since she's a very environmentally conscious lady, I assumed correctly that this was for her own doggy bag. 

By doing this you accomplish 4 wonderful things.  First, you don't cost the restaurant more money than you need to, which will hopefully lower costs for you in the future.  Secondly, it's much more environmentally beneficial since you're creating less landfill waste.  Thirdly, when you bring your own doggy bag you're more likely to take home food rather than to just have them throw it away.  Fourthly, you will eat less since you know you don't have to eat it all at once.  

Every meal that you can take home saves you on average $5 (the cost for a cheap replacement meal).  If you eat out at least once a week and vow to take home half of what you're served, therefore, saving $5 for each meal.  This shouldn't be difficult to do when you look at the gigantic proportions that American restaurants now serve.  Over a 30 year career you'll save over $28,000, assuming you put that $5 a week into an employer retirement plan that is matched and then invest it in the stock market with a 7% return.  This assumes that the price of food won't go up, so it's a conservative estimate.  

Also, by not overeating it will help reduce your chances of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.  Which will also eventually reduce your health care costs.  
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