“This might lead to some consumers trading down to cheaper quick-serve restaurants, ditching casual-dining chains in the second half of this year, according to a new report.”
I just started cooking more. No need to pay $20 for a lunch, I just cook a lot on the weekend and freeze it all in those meal prep trays and I am back to $6-7 for a meal, and it’s better than most restaurants anyway.
If things get really bad, I can break out my grandma’s Depression era recipes.
“I just started cooking more. No need to pay $20 for a lunch, I just cook a lot on the weekend and freeze it all in those meal prep trays and I am back to $6-7 for a meal, and it’s better than most restaurants anyway.”
That’s the way to go if you have time. I do, but I’m retired. But I love to cook.
There are a few restaurants in town that make food better than I can, but I can cook delicious food. And I like to cook.
Eggs were $1.19/dozen at Aldi yesterday.
“I am back to $6-7 for a meal, and it’s better than most restaurants anyway”
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Absolutely true. And think of all the tip money you would be paying for crappy service. Not to mention taxes, outrageous prices for drinks, and small/expensive deserts.
We eat most of our meals at home for a small fraction of what it costs to eat out. Over the course of a year this can amount to big savings.