Learn to make a few of your favorite restaurant's dishes to avoid splurging.

 There are plenty of copycat websites out there that can walk you through almost every chain brand restaurant dish. When you go into a favorite restaurant, you likely already know what you want. If it's on the more expensive side of their offerings, learn how to make that dish at home so you can relax and know you had that dish for 1/4 of the price and now you can pay less for something else. Make this a treat to research and find a favorite dish. You could spoil your spouse, treat yourself, or host a restaurant style dinner party. There are so many options, you just have to be willing to try.