Eating Out

I was craving fast food and cooked homemade hamburgers today. It was delicious, took less than half an hour to prepare, and one serving of hamburger with fries cost me about $1.50.

When I think about all the money I spent on fast food in the past, probably 70% of it would be in kebabs, 20% in burgers, and 10% in miscellaneous meals. Most of it following a night of heavy drinking.

Except for fast food, I rarely eat out. Cutting out on fast food is thus the most efficient way for me to reduce my costs even further. 

If you spend $15 on fast food every week, you save up to $780 per year by cooking things yourself, not mentioning the indirect medical bills you’ll dodge by using healthier ingredients. Enough to pay two months of rent in a high-end condo in Bangkok. Or you can invest that and earn additional yearly interests.

The average middle-class westerner probably spends way more than $15 per week, so the observation echoes even louder.

I have nothing against an occasional visit to the restaurant from time to time to celebrate achievements and reunions, but sloth is not an excuse I can tolerate anymore. Long-term choices should always prevail over short-term satisfaction.