Coworker told me my lunch budget was insane so I actually tracked it

I was dropping $60 a week on takeout and didn't realize until a guy in accounting pointed it out. Started meal prepping Sunday nights and now I'm at $25 a week for lunches. Anyone else get a reality check from someone else's comment?

2 comments

2 Comments

ross.jessica1mo ago

Used to think people who tracked every dollar they spent on food were just being cheap and annoying... then I accidentally did the math on my lunch habit and nearly choked. I was spending like $65 a week on sandwiches and salads I could have made in ten minutes. Now I batch cook on Sunday too and it's wild how much I was just throwing away without thinking. Someone calling you out can feel rude at first but sometimes it's the push you actually needed to stop wasting money like that.

evan511mo ago

Wait "$65 a week on sandwiches and salads"? That's over $260 a month just on lunch. I'm sitting here trying to remember how many times I've hit up the deli for a $12 turkey club and a bag of chips this month and I think I'm gonna be sick. I add up restaurant receipts sometimes but I always stop before I get to a number I don't want to see. You actually went through and added it all up. That's brave honestly. I might need to do that too but I'm scared of what I'll find.