re: How often do you eat out at restaurants?

With my wife one night a week.

Lunch maybe 1 or 2 a week depending on business lunch schedule.

I eat out a lot less then I used to but mostly for health reasons.

Probably once a week
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As far as sit-down dining, very rarely any more.

I prefer eating at home a lot of the time because I like cooking and it's much more reasonable on the ole pocketbook. Nothing worse than spending $50 at a run of the mill Mexican joint and realizing the food is no better than what my wife and I can make at home at a fraction of the price. Or going to a steakhouse and paying $40 for a single small filet and more for some shitty sides (while paying $9-12 for a cocktail). I've just grown cheaper, I mean more 'frugal', as I've aged.

All that said, if we're meeting up with friends, I'd rather eat out than host.

Maybe once a year. We cook six nights a week and will get some kind of take-out the other day. Obviously way cheaper but that's not why. I just feel like we can create most any dish we're craving at home.

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How often do you eat out at restaurants?

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I don’t always eat out, but when I do I prefer restaurants.

We go through phases of all or nothing during the week but always do Friday/Saturday dinners out.

Weeknights depend on whether we prep for the week ahead or not because we both get home too late to start anything super-involved. If we don’t prep, it’s out or takeout.