I decided something today...
As people who LOVE going out to eat... And are mildly shamed by people for doing it so often... I decided to fight back like a drunk guy sick of the company with nothing but an outrageous claim to stuff on them.
But then something funny happened, I started to believe my own BS. Now I feel seriously right. It’s not BS at all!
The claim:
“Going out to eat is cheaper than cooking at home, especially if you aren’t drinking.”
I know a bunch of you want to call bullshit on me... Just like they did... But you won’t convince me now.
Value your time at a mere $25 dollars an hour and you blow the doors off of eating at home. This doesn’t count quick “meals” like a banana for breakfast or a protein bar for lunch which I frequently do. I’m talking real meals.
To have a dinner at home you have to spend at approx 30 minutes acquiring the crap you plan to cook when you divide up the trip to the grocery store among the things you buy.
Much of the cost is unquantifiable. Some of what you buy will become uneaten leftovers. Some will spoil before you remember to finish it all.
You spend 30-90 minutes preparing the meal.
You spend 20 minutes cleaning up after the meal and 10 minutes emptying the dishwasher. Another 30.
One good dinner at home-
1 hour 30 minutes: $37.50 - 2 hours 30 minutes: $62.50
$37.50-62.50 in TIME alone.
Now let’s just assume you buy good food for two people... $15-40 worth of food!
We are talking $52.50-102 per meal at home... If you value your time at $25/hour.
Thats a pretty nice meal out for two.
Now here’s the kicker. I value my time much much more than $25.
Is your time, your most precious commodity, worthless to you? No.
Screw cooking.
As people who LOVE going out to eat... And are mildly shamed by people for doing it so often... I decided to fight back like a drunk guy sick of the company with nothing but an outrageous claim to stuff on them.
But then something funny happened, I started to believe my own BS. Now I feel seriously right. It’s not BS at all!
The claim:
“Going out to eat is cheaper than cooking at home, especially if you aren’t drinking.”
I know a bunch of you want to call bullshit on me... Just like they did... But you won’t convince me now.
Value your time at a mere $25 dollars an hour and you blow the doors off of eating at home. This doesn’t count quick “meals” like a banana for breakfast or a protein bar for lunch which I frequently do. I’m talking real meals.
To have a dinner at home you have to spend at approx 30 minutes acquiring the crap you plan to cook when you divide up the trip to the grocery store among the things you buy.
Much of the cost is unquantifiable. Some of what you buy will become uneaten leftovers. Some will spoil before you remember to finish it all.
You spend 30-90 minutes preparing the meal.
You spend 20 minutes cleaning up after the meal and 10 minutes emptying the dishwasher. Another 30.
One good dinner at home-
1 hour 30 minutes: $37.50 - 2 hours 30 minutes: $62.50
$37.50-62.50 in TIME alone.
Now let’s just assume you buy good food for two people... $15-40 worth of food!
We are talking $52.50-102 per meal at home... If you value your time at $25/hour.
Thats a pretty nice meal out for two.
Now here’s the kicker. I value my time much much more than $25.
Is your time, your most precious commodity, worthless to you? No.
Screw cooking.
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