How To Save Money Before Work Each Morning

Saving money is a huge focus for me, if you couldn’t tell by now. I love sharing videos and posts all about making the most of your money. So it comes as no surprise that I incorporate ways to save throughout the whole day. For me, it starts the second I wake up. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of a Starbucks treat every now and then just like the next rushed toddler mom. But I try to make those visits more of a treat then an annual event.

Here are some great ways on how to save money before work each morning:

Brew Your Own Coffee

Skip the morning run to Starbucks and brew your own. You can go fancy with a Keurig or keep it simple with a Mr. Coffee. Find a flavor you like and start making it at home each morning. I love having my timer set to automatically brew while I’m getting ready and then I just grab my cup as I run out the door most mornings.

Make Your Own Breakfast

You may not be a big morning breakfast fan, but chances are it’s hard to last all the way until lunch without eating something. A lot of us find ourselves driving through the fast food lane before dropping our kids off to school. We don’t have time to make a gourmet breakfast before school starts so we’re just making do. There a lot of great egg recipes you can make on the weekends and then freeze for the next few weeks. I love this crustless quiche that was healthy and tasty.

However, if you have picky eaters then maybe you need to opt for a simple freezer waffle recipe. You can quickly grab them out of the freezer, pop them in the toaster or toaster oven and voila, breakfast is ready.

Pack Your Lunch

Along the same lines of making your breakfast, packing a lunch is a huge money saver. You can opt for leftovers from the night before to help keep food waste down or you can make a big bowl of chicken salad to eat on for a few days. Here’s a great avocado chicken salad that we eat all the time – it’s perfect on bread, a wrap or just with fork!

Start Dinner

If you start utilizing your slow cooker more in the mornings then dinnertime will be a breeze. Throw a simple chicken dish in, taco meat or a cheesy ranch dish before walking out the door. By the time you get home dinner will be ready and if you use these slow cooker liners then clean up is a breeze. I found that if I make dinner easier then we’re more likely to eat at home and stop grabbing take out on the way home.

Review Your To Do List

Make sure to spend a few minutes looking over your to do list for the day. This will help you to keep straight if you have a lunch meeting and don’t need to pack your lunch or if you have an event to go to that day. The worst is packing your lunch, starting dinner and then realizing half-way through day your day is filled with meetings. One being a luncheon you’re attending and another one being a dinner. That means your lunch is probably waster and dinner will have to be saved for another night.