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When I want to take the family out to a nice Italian restaurant that seems classy yet doesn’t have the huge prices on the menu, we always seem to opt for Olive Garden. While it is nice to eat out, especially after a long hard week of work, it can be come quite expensive for a family of four to eat out even factoring in the price of kids meals. The bill can quickly get into the $40 to $50 range without even hitting the appetizers or the wine rack which can take a big bite out of the family budget for the month.

With changes in the economy and the work force, it becomes more important than offer before to watch what you spend and how much of your money goes toward food. This is why we always look online for printable Olive Garden coupons before we head to the restaurant. I was surprised to find that some of the major restaurants offer coupons online yet don’t very often coupons in the Sunday paper or use print ads.

As times have become a lot tougher, there have been more and more coupon sites that have sprung up in the last couple of years that offer some really great deals for coupons that offer a lot of savings. If you do a search for something like Olive Garden coupons printable 2011 or Olive Garden printable coupons, you will find many sites that can offer coupons from $5 to $10. That may not seem like a lot of money, but in this day and age, every single dollar counts.

If you have a $50 dollar bill and can put a $10 Olive Garden coupon toward the total, that means that you saved 20% on the bill. Another way to get the most for your money is by loading up on the free salad and bread sticks and then only eating half of your meal so you can take the other half home to enjoy the next day. That way you end up getting two meals for the price of one and you can stretch your dollars even farther.