Comments on: Cook at home or Eat out?

By: Steve in W MA

Steve in W MA — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:27:05 +0000

What I do like to do is every once in a while maybe every month or so, maybe every two months, cook a REALLY SPECIAL fancy/gourmet meal instead of my normal everyday cooking. Like, instead of sticking with the 1.99 meat special, get that $12/lb cut and make a nice wine reduction sauce for it and those special garlicky mashed potatoes with all the cream and whatnot. Don't forget the $20 bottle of wine and the nice dessert either. And of course invite a friend or even two.

I call it "splurging in".

By: Steve in W MA

Steve in W MA — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:23:18 +0000

The genius of this post is not in finding out whether eating out or in is less expensive. I already have the answer to that if you want to ask me.

The genius is that because when you do the experiment you are doing it in a spirit of curiousity, you will be more likely to pull off a full week of eating at home. After all, this isn't deprivation, it's research!

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By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:18:40 +0000

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By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:13:49 +0000

No prob. Hope it helped

By: Debt Hater

Debt Hater — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:56:28 +0000

Thanks for the post! I know in my gut eating at home it cheaper, but it ain't easier — don't care what any one says. Still, I'll try Method 1 you listed in this post. I think it will give me the picture of where the money is going that I was looking for.

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Eating in vs eating out « Musings of an Abstract Aucklander — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:26:44 +0000

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By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:51:40 +0000

@Financial Samurai: I do write all those instructions. It wasn’t that hard, really

By: Lucy Grey

Lucy Grey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:50:53 +0000

I eat at home all the time. I only allow myself to eat out once a week. I don’t find it very hard because most of the time when I eat out my stomach will hurt later from how it’s cooked. My cooking never hurts me. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I love to be in the kitchen and can make almost anything out of nothing. Takes a little practice, that’s all.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:41:44 +0000

Wow FB! I’m impressed with your culinary skillS! You write all those instructions? Impressive!

I eat out 5X a week given 1) We suck at cooking, 2) it takes too long for sucky food, and 3) we have about 50 restaurants within a 1 mile radius and the food rocks in SF!