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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?[/quote]

I'm a busy attorney too. This kind of thinking -- and ordering in and eating in restaurants -- led to significant weight gain for me. Cook at home and you can control your diet -- including portion sizes and what is in your food. Yes, it is tiring and cleaning up is a PITA -- but as you note, it generally takes less time than going out. Meal prep helps. [/quote]

100% - not an attorney but similar pay band.  Similar thinking, particularly during Covid… meal time was the only time to not work… now trying to get out of it. [/quote]

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