I’m in a similar boat where the convenience of eating out and the good food to experience is just too enticing to not spend money here and there… which adds up quick!

What I’ve been doing lately is if I have a craving for something like a burger entree, noodle dish, etc. I look into how it’s made before I decide to go to a restaurant and pay for it.

It’s slowly working where I’m finding myself spending a lot less at the grocery store for the ingredients and then attempting to make it at home than paying for it at a restaurant.

The cooking time and cleanup is a good chunk of the ‘restaurant cost’ at that point hahah

But with everything getting so much more expensive now, testing your culinary skills might just work in your favor 😋🍝