We always have lots of food in the house as we cook on an ongoing basis, someone or even a few people coming over won’t make us go to the grocery store.
And my family prefers home cooked food not because of frugality, but because it’s much healthier and tastier. We can usually make a convoluted meal with at most 3 man hours (split amongst 2 or 3 people), including cleanup. But it will taste thousands of time better, and I will be able to trust the ingredients and quality more.
I’ve actually calculated that we spend more on ingredients and labor than going out to eat, but no normal takeout restaurant offers what we can make at home (it’s not affordable for most people to buy that quality food when you account for overhead and profit margins).
Although I do understand the convenience of ordering out if you live in a cramped apartment in downtown SF/NYC/other big city. But once you have the facility to cook, the marginal cost is tiny.
And my family prefers home cooked food not because of frugality, but because it’s much healthier and tastier. We can usually make a convoluted meal with at most 3 man hours (split amongst 2 or 3 people), including cleanup. But it will taste thousands of time better, and I will be able to trust the ingredients and quality more.
I’ve actually calculated that we spend more on ingredients and labor than going out to eat, but no normal takeout restaurant offers what we can make at home (it’s not affordable for most people to buy that quality food when you account for overhead and profit margins).
Although I do understand the convenience of ordering out if you live in a cramped apartment in downtown SF/NYC/other big city. But once you have the facility to cook, the marginal cost is tiny.