Money Matters

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Along the lines of the latte effect I've noticed the bring your lunch to work effect. When I bring my lunch rather than eat out I save so much money. Eating out even at just a sub shop can run a good $8 for lunch... so that's potentially at least $40 per week or $160 per month!

I typically bring my lunch 4 days per week and I only eat out on Fridays, it definitely helps ease the burden on the wallet.

Yeah that's another HUGE one. Bringing your lunch is the best solution. With food, I like to think there are four corners of the square, putting all four together is the holy grail:

- Tastes good
- Is Cheap
- Is Healthy
- Is Convenient

It's almost impossible to put all four together. If you're eating out, someone makes it for you, so it's convenient. It usually tastes good. But it's hard to find it healthy, and it rarely is cheap. If you want to eat out for cheap, you're usually talking McD's or Wendy's, rich is real unhealthy.

Then there's making your lunch. It's cheap. It's healthy if you do it right. And usually you can make it taste good. But it's inconvenient.

In the end, I'd rather not clog my arteries, and I'd rather have the extra $160 in my pocket each month.