Many times when our daughters were younger, they would go on activities, especially with our church. On those activities it was often necessary to eat at a fast food restaurant. This can get very expensive and some weeks we just didn't have the money for them to go and eat. We quickly found out, though, that many places to eat, especially McDonald's, have a $1 menu. They could get a dollar burger, dollar fry, and get ice water to drink. Now we will often do the same thing when we are on the road traveling. Saves quite a bit of money.
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I have only one caveat about ordering from the dollar menu - make sure you actually look at the menu, even if you've been to that restaurant many times. At the McDonald's where I live they have taken most things of any value off their dollar menu. Boy, am I glad I looked at the menu before I ordered the last time!
Check with your local McDonald's and Wendy's around each holiday (or season). I know Wendy's here in Kansas City offers the Jr. Frosty coupons (10 for a $1, I think) for Halloween and McDonald's offers the coupons around Halloween, then Christmas, Valentines Day, and maybe other times.
Hi! Mc Donalds now charges $1.00 for bottled water...I don't know if they will just give you a cup of ice water anymore...some restarunts still do. :) aeromama
It's times like those when McDonald's gift certificates come in handy. Suggest these when gift giving times come up with friends, Grandparents, Aunts, Cousins, etc.
Wendy's in my opinion now has the best dollar menu (and healthiest)
Burger King also has a dollar menu.
KFC has a .99 cent chicken sandwich now too.
A lot of local mexican restaurants have a .79 cent taco night. 2 tacos, free chips and salsa and glass of water later, we're full.
Almost all McDonald's locations have increased their prices and they do not call them "dollar menu" any longer. Now it is "value menu" and here in Oregon everything on the "value menu" has now increased in price from $.30 or more. The only item actually left at $1 is the McChicken sandwich and the any size drink. Everything else is over $1. Burger King still has two or three $1 burger choices. Most places however have followed McDonalds and raised their prices or have completely stopped offering $1 items at all.
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