For tight budgets
With a few tweaks, Dinner Elf can be more affordable for tight budgets.
Update your favorites
Limit your favorites to the least expensive items on the menu.
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In your
favorites, update your filter to "Budget."
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Click "I only want budget".
Now when picking menus for your appointments, you'll only see budget options.
💡 For variety, add a few casseroles. They're more expensive, but their portion sizes are huge.
Select family size
For the best bang-for-your-buck, select family-size dinners.
- They're twice the size of 2-person size dinners.
- Your ingredient cost will increase some, but your $124 service fee remains the same.
- Even if you're not feeding a family, freeze extra food for leftovers.
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- Go to your profile page.
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Set your default order size to "Family".
Other money saving tips
- Share your referral code to earn rewards 💰that you can redeem on appointments.
- Even if you don't have kids, add our peanut butter sandwiches to your order to supplement meals.
- To make dinners go farther, request extra proteins, order casseroles, or try these other tips.