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Not John Chow Saves by Not Spending – Part 1 – Baja Fresh

Posted by Not John Chow | January 31, 2010 .

It isn’t how much money you make, its how much money you keep.

I have to admit that I hate packing lunches.  If I do pack a lunch I usually end up leaving it on the counter on the way out of the house.  If I remember the lunch, I usually forget to grab my computer or my work badge.

I have often found that I can spend less than five dollars on lunch if I take a closer look around town.

Baja Fresh has an option that I have found reasonable.

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I order the the soup! It is a chicken tortilla soup. While I wait I munch on some of the free chips and salsa.  Here is a picture of the chips, sauce, salsa (mostly tomatoes), hot peppers and if you want some cilantro.  I drink water with it because its free and it is better for you.

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When the soup arrives I load it up with crumbled up chips and tomatoes.
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When I am done with the soup I get a refill on the chips and throw them into the bowl.  Then I add more tomatoes and sauce.  All of this adds up to $3.66 which includes the tax.

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If soup is not your thing then come back on a Tuesday with a friend.  On Tuesdays you can get two chicken burritos for six dollars.

Either way lunch is under five dollars.

What do you do to save money?

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  1. stephanazs September 20, 2008 11:04 am

    Interesting facts.I have bookmarked this site. stephanazs

  2. wisdom July 18, 2008 2:28 pm

    Baja fresh is amazing. The locations near my residence(s) shut down though, so I don’t go often at all anoymore.

  3. bloggernoob June 27, 2008 5:29 am

    nice money saving tips. i love baja fresh. The black salsa is amazingly good. Wish i had to recipe so i could make it at home.

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  4. Not John Chow June 26, 2008 6:58 am

    Nice tips. Thanks, I will put the chip request into practice. On the cup, I found that if I kept it in the car it wouldn’t be clean, if I washed it I would forget to bring it. My solution? Drink water!

  5. Bo June 25, 2008 7:38 pm

    I have a suggestion.
    $1 – Extra Chips – when they scoop the chips, ask the guy to scoop some more. They gladly do that.
    $1 – Refill if you’ve purchased $2 cup

    Get $2 survey coupons each time you purchase. You can get a burrito and a large drink under $5. lol

    Great post.

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  6. Fernando June 25, 2008 5:40 am

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  7. Not John Chow June 19, 2008 7:34 pm

    Sometimes I go to the grocery store near work and by lettuce, spinich, carrots, and tomatoes and make myself salad for a few days. That is a great way to save.

  8. Tom - StandOutBlogger.com June 19, 2008 3:54 pm

    I work on a building site, and we all take our home made salads to work. I reckon not having to buy lunch and stuff saves me about $50+ a week.

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