Asking the question as it seems to be a recurrent issue among finance-aware people.
Also if people have tips to save money on eating out or cooking, feel free to share!
Asking the question as it seems to be a recurrent issue among finance-aware people.
Also if people have tips to save money on eating out or cooking, feel free to share!
If you don’t mind sharing, how much do you spend on your food (eating out) compared to your income? Compared to other essentials like house/apartment?
So to share a little more, the $15-25 per day spend isn’t the entire food spend picture for me. I typically will have at least 3-5 social/splurge events per month that will range between $60-$120. I live in a HCOL area so my housing cost is $3500/mo. If we calculate on the higher side if things (5 days × $120, and 25 days × $25), I spend about 35% of my housing cost on food so it is significant. However, it’s also the main source of my social entertainment so I justify my spending based on both that and eating necessity. I try to keep my daily food spend on the lower/reasonable side because I know I’ll have my splurge days.