Anyone else struggling with the costs of living at home and not having expensed meals? LOL

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My wife is really irritated that I still expect someone else to prepare all my meals. I’ve eased the burden by eating hand-held fruit for breakfast instead of my normal Marriott omelette

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Apples, Bananas, Oranges...

A lot of traveling consultants mostly eat for free - those days may be gone for good.

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I like how EY1 said “a lot of traveling consultants”. There was some shame in that phrasing

Expensed meals were great until I gained 15 pounds flying coast to coast weekly for a year.

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Given OP mentioned both “cost” and “not having expenses meals” it sounds like it’s a budget issue. Shouldn’t be though...

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Who knew the components of food individually cost that much

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For me, any minor increase in grocery/alcohol spend recently has been massively offset by reduced restaurant and trip spend — I’m saving something over $1,000 a month more than I was pre-COVID-19 (which is probably an indicator that I was spending way too much money eating out and traveling)

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Struggle as in you have to plan and make and cook? Or struggle as in you can’t afford? If it’s the second I’m sure you can afford food just fine.

I feel ya

OP here, yea struggling with cost because I haven’t been cooking

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