6 tips to save when managing meal subsidy.

These tips can help you save your food allowance.

Do you want to save on meal allowance so that it lasts until the end of the month? There are some tips you can follow if you only use it for meals outside of home.

In order to "stretch" the value, it is important to make a good monthly management of the allowance, which can help you save.

Although meal allowance is not a mandatory social benefit, most workers are entitled to it since companies in both the public and private sectors choose to provide it.

The objective of the food allowance is to compensate for the expense that workers have with meals consumed during work. 

Your value is paid at the same time as the salary, but it is not part of it, and it can be paid on its own card or in cash.  

It is possible to use the value in many restaurants, but also in supermarkets. However, many times it is difficult to "stretch it" until the end of the month.  

According to Riconnet, cited by Notícias ao Minuto, here are 6 tips that can help you manage this subsidy (if you only use it in restaurants):

• "Check balance daily"

• "Get to know the restaurants surrounding the workplace"  

• “If you want to try a more expensive place, plan for exceptions (and save more on another day to 'compensate')...”  

• "... But avoid using the card for any other purpose than for meals on site";  

• "Take note of the price of drinks and desserts";  

• "Bring lunchbox and plan meals at the beginning of the week."

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