Comments on: Financial Wake-Up Call 4-2-2007 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:21:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: martha http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32833 martha Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32833 As an independent restaurant and bakery owner, I'm so tired of money saving tips for eating out! I'm running a business for profit, I have 2 kids to feed and tuition to pay. Encouraging guests to share entrees, order water with lemon (lemons cost .20ea by the way)and leave before dessert-yet enjoy the free homemade bread and butter, and take your leftovers home in an expensive styrofoam container, is a way for restaurants to go out of business. All that does is force us to raise entree prices and add plate charges for sharing. Maybe the chains can afford these thrifty ways, but not an independent. A guest uses heat/ac, toilet paper, napkins, silverware, causes parking lot wear-even cleans out the trash in their car and leaves it in our garbage can! If you can't afford to eat out, leave a 15%-20% tip and not steal the sugars and butters-stay home! As an independent restaurant and bakery owner, I’m so tired of money saving tips for eating out! I’m running a business for profit, I have 2 kids to feed and tuition to pay. Encouraging guests to share entrees, order water with lemon (lemons cost .20ea by the way)and leave before dessert-yet enjoy the free homemade bread and butter, and take your leftovers home in an expensive styrofoam container, is a way for restaurants to go out of business. All that does is force us to raise entree prices and add plate charges for sharing. Maybe the chains can afford these thrifty ways, but not an independent. A guest uses heat/ac, toilet paper, napkins, silverware, causes parking lot wear-even cleans out the trash in their car and leaves it in our garbage can! If you can’t afford to eat out, leave a 15%-20% tip and not steal the sugars and butters-stay home!

]]> By: Miranda http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32376 Miranda Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32376 I like to get dessert in the form of a trip to the local ice cream shop or pastry shop. It costs less than dessert at the restaurant, and I feel better about spreading the wealth to more local establishments. I like to get dessert in the form of a trip to the local ice cream shop or pastry shop. It costs less than dessert at the restaurant, and I feel better about spreading the wealth to more local establishments.

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32301 pfadvice Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:25:44 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32301 <b>3rd link (thief one) is dead.</b> Must have exceeded bandwidth as it was working when I posted (I checked it then)...will remove it. 3rd link (thief one) is dead.

Must have exceeded bandwidth as it was working when I posted (I checked it then)…will remove it.

]]> By: Dan http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32297 Dan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:53:28 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/04/02/financial-wake-up-call-4-2-2007/#comment-32297 3rd link (thief one) is dead. 3rd link (thief one) is dead.

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