I doubt that cooking at home is cheaper than eating out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, any time you spend not billing, is expensive for you.

Sleeping
Being with your kid
Commuting
Shopping
Vacationing
Having sex
Exercising
Using the bathroom.

You are actually very screwed.

I am not making any money as I am a SAHM. I am able to do a lot of work and activities that makes me happy but does not earn me any money. My hourly rate is $0

You should also do what makes you happy. Making money makes you happy so why are you cooking? Do the Math.

OP here. Only during cooking am I thinking about the money I would be earning, because I do not enjoy it. Of course I live a normal life otherwise, and am not a slave of the billable hours.

Cooking is tiring, whereas my work is actually far more enjoyable and less tiring. I practice a type of law that is low-stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I've been trying to persuade myself to cook more at home. But when I cook, it takes at least an hour to prepare a decent meal. I am alone in the kitchen and tired afterwards. Our child is not interested in cooking, so it is not a pleasant family moment of being together and teaching life skills.

Then the kitchen looks like a mess and I spend another 30 minutes cleaning up.

I am an attorney and work from home. My hourly rate is $625. I always have more than enough work. I keep thinking that instead of cooking I could have cleared $1000 during the same time. That is an expensive meal!

Driving to a restaurant and waiting for the food takes time, too, but we always have pleasant conversations in the car and at the table. So that, to me, would be much more worth it, even if I don't do billable work during that time.

From an economic point of view it seems to me that ordering in is the best option. Saves time, and I can get work done if I don't feel like driving to a restaurant.

What is your take on this?

My take on this is that both your cooking and your math skills stink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, any time you spend not billing, is expensive for you.

Sleeping
Being with your kid
Commuting
Shopping
Vacationing
Having sex
Exercising
Using the bathroom.

You are actually very screwed.

I am not making any money as I am a SAHM. I am able to do a lot of work and activities that makes me happy but does not earn me any money. My hourly rate is $0

You should also do what makes you happy. Making money makes you happy so why are you cooking? Do the Math.

+1
I think it’s weird using your work billable time to calculate Home chores and activities. For most people people that’s not how life works and eating at home is much cheaper than eating out. I can make chicken fajitas with sides at home for around $15 and it will feed a family of 4 plus leftovers. That’s a meal at a restaurant is easily going to cost me $80. I also like controlling the quality of my ingredients and I know that my kitchen and hands are clean and nothing gross is happening as opposed to a restaurant where I don’t know how old the food is or if they’re washing the hands after using the bathroom. Little things like that make Home cooking worth it to me.

As others have said, you do you and if eating out all the time is your jam, then I guess you’re keeping a lot of people employed.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. You raised a twat
2. You are lazy
3. Sodium in food out is insane
4. Your math skills suck

I make more than your hourly in half a day.

No one cares if you what to eat out

You can afford it. Still stupid

OP here. Great, after barely two minutes the onslaught of insults has begun. Maybe I should be cooking instead right now. Even if I don't like it, it would be more pleasant than reading a response like this.

Whelp, you're welcome then - DCUM has helped you become a better YOU!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should hire someone to cook for you in your home.

OP here. Thanks for the idea! I will look into this.

My income is nowhere near yours, but did have a daily cook when we lived overseas (in a much lower cost region) for several years and it was the best money ever spent! At your salary I would do it in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous]

It is far cheaper to cook at home than eat out.

With that said, if you are an undisciplined grocery shopper and tend to buy a lot of non-meal items at the grocery, that’s a separate issue entirely.

Shopping with a list is a must for people like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

OP here. I have my own law firm. I am not a Big Law associate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, any time you spend not billing, is expensive for you.

Sleeping
Being with your kid
Commuting
Shopping
Vacationing
Having sex
Exercising
Using the bathroom.

You are actually very screwed.

I am not making any money as I am a SAHM. I am able to do a lot of work and activities that makes me happy but does not earn me any money. My hourly rate is $0

You should also do what makes you happy. Making money makes you happy so why are you cooking? Do the Math.

OP here. Only during cooking am I thinking about the money I would be earning, because I do not enjoy it. Of course I live a normal life otherwise, and am not a slave of the billable hours.

Cooking is tiring, whereas my work is actually far more enjoyable and less tiring. I practice a type of law that is low-stress.

Why not just admit that you hate cooking and leave it at that? No need to post it in the money forum with a stupid hourly rate justification. We all have chores we hate. it's ok, girl. Go out and eat if that makes you happy.

[Anonymous]

If that really is your income then why in the world would you give one thought to which is more economical?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

OP here. I have my own law firm. I am not a Big Law associate.

Uh huh. Of course you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

OP here. I have my own law firm. I am not a Big Law associate.

You are probably not incapable of learning basic simple cooking techniques either. If it’s taking you too long, put in some effort in your free time to learn some simple techniques on YouTube or in an easy cookbook.

[Anonymous]

Do what you want OP. At that income you could find the healthiest restaurants out there and order from them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

OP here. I have my own law firm. I am not a Big Law associate.

Uh huh. Of course you are.

OP here. What is your issue? Are you having a bad day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At that income you probably have a cook and household help. Lets not pretend you are doing it yourself.

Please - at that billing rate, OP is a 3rd or 4th year associate. She not taking home her billing rate.

OP here. I have my own law firm. I am not a Big Law associate.

You are probably not incapable of learning basic simple cooking techniques either. If it’s taking you too long, put in some effort in your free time to learn some simple techniques on YouTube or in an easy cookbook.

This. you can greatly increase your efficiency here. Lots of food also hangs out in the oven or on the stovetop, and you can do something else during that time (like listen to a podcast or read or check your emails or some other light work).

There are also ways to use fewer dishes, or to wash the prep stuff while you are cooking.

You will improve! I'm actually "cooking" right at this very moment.