In the habit of eating out ?

[Zorro]

Spending money like crazy eating out. How to stop it and start eating in...?


Yes i can cook.

Just in a bad routine..

 

[dighn]

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[white]

learn how to cook?

 

[Flammable]

get a wife.

 

[Mr Incognito]

I've got the same problem and I even have a dining hall, it's shameless.

 

[Coquito]

Don't wait till your hungry. Start cooking before you want to eat. Prepare for dinner at 7:30(or whenever) regardless of how you feel. The biggest reason I have for eating/ordering out, is when I'm suddenly hungry, & I don't want to take the time to cook up anything.

 

[doze]

Go to the store and spend a crapload of money on good food. Steak, Chicken, Pork, fruit, veggies etc.. Now you will have no money to eat out and have good food at home.

 

[xSauronx]

ive been eating out too much lately. work has been, mostly, busy, and ive got my kids right now, so after getting up at 6 to get us all ready, working til 530 or so and getting home again at 6, i dont always feel like cooking

meh :/ i hate eating out though, especially regularly

 

[grohl]

really happy find out that no one else's mind is in the gutter like mine

 

[Imyourzero]

I go out for lunch almost every day with a couple of buddies from work. Applebee's, mexican, chinese, italian...I spend about an average of $12 every time we go out unless it's fast food or chinese. That really adds up over the course of a month. I need to cut back but it's soo good, plus it's nice to get a break from the office. It would be a lot less expensive (not to mention healthier) if I would settle for a sandwich or a salad.

 

[Tiamat]

you have to learn to cook such that your food tastes pretty good.

Also, self control.

 

[Rogodin2]

I'm learning to cook. Going to hit the farmers markets and get my garden going!

Rogo

 

[Tommouse]

I do it so often just because it is the only thing my friends can agree on doing. Everything else they are too self-centered to compromise, but everyone needs to eat so it just becomes a social thing. Other than the social aspect I sometimes run out of food at my house ... so I then eat out more for a few days before I get to the store. I can't wait to not spend 50+ a weekend on damn food, I could use that so much better.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: grohl
really happy find out that no one else's mind is in the gutter like mine

:beer:

 

[Leros]

When I'm living at my parent's house, I've found myself eating out quite a bit. My parents don't cook at regular times and I don't necessarily have a regular schedule either so I usually eat at a different time as them. If I buy groceries for myself my parents eat it before I get a chance to, so I just get take out a lot.

 

[yankeesfan]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: grohl
really happy find out that no one else's mind is in the gutter like mine

:beer:

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: grohl
really happy find out that no one else's mind is in the gutter like mine

:beer:

Mine was, but when I realized ATOT was being mature about, I couldn't let myself ruin such a wonderful occasion.

 

[sierrita]

Originally posted by: Leros
When I'm living at my parent's house, I've found myself eating out quite a bit. My parents don't cook at regular times and I don't necessarily have a regular schedule either so I usually eat at a different time as them. If I buy groceries for myself my parents eat it before I get a chance to, so I just get take out a lot.

Ungrateful moochers!

 

[nonameo]

Q: when you eat out, do you normally eat out alone or with others? One thing you might want to try doing is to have rotating "dinner parties" with your friends. This way you're not always the one cooking, and you still get to have quality time with your friends. Not only that, but you don't get stuck with leftovers for a week. Keeps costs down, the friends in, and the leftovers out.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: nonameo
Q: when you eat out, do you normally eat out alone or with others? One thing you might want to try doing is to have rotating "dinner parties" with your friends. This way you're not always the one cooking, and you still get to have quality time with your friends. Not only that, but you don't get stuck with leftovers for a week. Keeps costs down, the friends in, and the leftovers out.

Another option is get a few people together and everyone prepare one item, that way you don't have to spend time making everything, just cook one thing and be done with it.

 

[JS80]

dollar menu

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: sierrita

Originally posted by: Leros
When I'm living at my parent's house, I've found myself eating out quite a bit. My parents don't cook at regular times and I don't necessarily have a regular schedule either so I usually eat at a different time as them. If I buy groceries for myself my parents eat it before I get a chance to, so I just get take out a lot.

Ungrateful moochers!

I can't complain too much since I'm getting free housing, but it does make buying groceries and trying to eat cheap a waste of time.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: nonameo
Q: when you eat out, do you normally eat out alone or with others? One thing you might want to try doing is to have rotating "dinner parties" with your friends. This way you're not always the one cooking, and you still get to have quality time with your friends. Not only that, but you don't get stuck with leftovers for a week. Keeps costs down, the friends in, and the leftovers out.

Another option is get a few people together and everyone prepare one item, that way you don't have to spend time making everything, just cook one thing and be done with it.

It's also a good way to meet girls.

Not girls that will have sex with you, mind you. Girls that will take you shopping, talk to you about feelings, and, on occasion, introduce you to other guys (because they assume you're gay)...

As, what a sad life I've lived

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: grohl
really happy find out that no one else's mind is in the gutter like mine

Mine is, I think I'll be doing some fine dining later in the week if I'm to be rewarded.

 

[Greyd]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: sierrita

Originally posted by: Leros
When I'm living at my parent's house, I've found myself eating out quite a bit. My parents don't cook at regular times and I don't necessarily have a regular schedule either so I usually eat at a different time as them. If I buy groceries for myself my parents eat it before I get a chance to, so I just get take out a lot.

Ungrateful moochers!

I can't complain too much since I'm getting free housing, but it does make buying groceries and trying to eat cheap a waste of time.

He was being sarcastic. :laugh: