A spin-off of my spending pie chart thread...

[archcommus]

While browsing through MS Money I noticed I've spent nearly $900 on restaurants and fast food in the past 20 months. Is that excessive?

 

[Tab]

Thats pretty close to two years, doesn't seem that bad...

 

[DaiShan]

over 20 months you only spent $900 total on going out to eat, or you average $900 a month on restaurants? When I still worked for someone else, I ate out 3 meals a day and averaged ~$800 a month

 

[Gunslinger08]

To put that into perspective, I spend about $5300 a year on dining out.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
over 20 months you only spent $900 total on going out to eat, or you average $900 a month on restaurants? When I still worked for someone else, I ate out 3 meals a day and averaged ~$800 a month

Oh DAMN no. $900 total in 20 months. And I'll be turning 19 in March.

 

[Syringer]

Depends on how much you make. $45/month or $1.50/day is probably well below the average of most people.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Depends on how much you make. $45/month or $1.50/day is probably well below the average of most people.

During 14 of those months I was making $100-$200/week, depending on the job and the week. During the last six of those months I've only been working during school breaks.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: DaiShan
over 20 months you only spent $900 total on going out to eat, or you average $900 a month on restaurants? When I still worked for someone else, I ate out 3 meals a day and averaged ~$800 a month

Oh DAMN no. $900 total in 20 months. And I'll be turning 19 in March.

Then I'd say you are doing fine as long as you can meet your other obligations. 😀 For me it was just easier to grab something to eat, as I was working almost full time and going to school full time there just wasn't time for me to cook/clean for 3 meals a day.

 

[austin316]

omg. you have nothing to worry about. if I took a look at what I spend going out to bars, I would probably want to shoot myself. probably around $300 a month.

 

[archcommus]

I guess it's alright then. I just saw I spent nearly $65 last month and was alarmed.