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re: On average, how much do you spend on

Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:10 am to
Posted by manicornchaser
Louisiana
Member since May 2009
4915 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:10 am to
quote:

After reading this thread, I have decided to cut back on weekly expenditures a bit...
one of the reasons i spend so much money on lunch is because i will go to some of hte nicer BR restaurants. their entrees are a little cheaper, smaller portions, and it deters me from ordering alcohol which is really where my money was going.

instead, i treat myself to a bottle of wine at the grocery store. theres no mark up and i dont have to tip 20% on it
Posted by maggie d
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2007
1050 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:12 am to
I bring left overs just about every day, bring a sandwhich about once a week. I've only gone out for lunch maybe 2-3 times this year.
Posted by MrKennedy
Yes
Member since May 2008
19124 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:14 am to
$3.86

Well, that's the typical cost really... average is a little higher because every now and then I go out, but sometimes someone else pays.
Posted by Tiger Attorney
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2007
20083 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:16 am to
I agree...
Posted by TigerSpy
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
9984 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 11:58 am to
$8-$12
Posted by manicornchaser
Louisiana
Member since May 2009
4915 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:05 pm to
quote:

$3.86
where do you eat lunch?
Posted by el tigre
your heart
Member since Sep 2003
49712 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:08 pm to
$0.00

work orders out every day and pays for my lunch. Cap is roughly $12/meal. If they don't order from a restaurant then lunch is catered.
This post was edited on 7/16/09 at 12:12 pm
Posted by JFremani
Mid-city Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2009
1911 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:08 pm to
I used to eat out every day and spend around $50 a week.

It is hard to give an average because I am inconsistent. However, I usually have leftover homecooked vegetarian meals about twice a week which run me around $2 when drinks (sometimes tea, sometimes water) are factored in.

Sometimes I'll have a "lean pocket" to control my portions which only cost $1 and occaisionally I'll eat a TV dinner. Those Kashi ones are decent and run almost $4.

Around once or twice a week I'll eat out, but that'll be somewhere downtown which runs me $7 to $12.

$20 a week is pretty good, IMO. I'd like to eat more home-cooking but sometimes I don't have the time.
This post was edited on 7/16/09 at 12:09 pm
Posted by Penn
Jax Beach
Member since Jan 2008
23678 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:24 pm to
i usually try ot eat the leftovers from the night before, i go home so it saves alot of money

when i was younger, i use to eat out literally everyday for lunch with people from work
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11884 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:28 pm to
In a month I probably eat at home 28/30 days. So whatever a loaf of bread, turkey, tomatoes, and chips cost.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
290715 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 12:37 pm to
about 10$ a day...really need to cut back though
Posted by LSUTygerFan
Homerun Village
Member since Jun 2008
33232 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:16 pm to
On avg. probably $10 a day. $200 a month for lunch? I really should start bringing lunch.
Posted by MrKennedy
Yes
Member since May 2008
19124 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:17 pm to
quote:

where do you eat lunch?

I have a bag of sandwich stuff in the fridge... make my own daily, sometimes I used my lunch break to make a grocery run to re-stock.

I got bored one day, had the receipts in front of me. For what I usually put on a sandwich, it was $3.86 including tax.
Posted by Bussemer
Heading South
Member since Dec 2007
2592 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:22 pm to
Usually between $7 and $25, but I too have been yelled at so it's turkey sammiches at home for a while.
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:26 pm to
On the days I do eat out at lunch...7 bucks.
Posted by DEANintheYAY
LEFT COAST
Member since Jan 2008
31975 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:30 pm to
I bring leftovers most days, but I always have bread and peanut butter and jelly at work. Working in the financial district in SF it would cost me between $7-10 a day EASY!!!
Posted by eaw
Member since Nov 2007
279 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:31 pm to
I eat Smart Ones or Healthy Choice frozen dinners everyday. So, I spend $2.50-$4.00 depending on the meal. I like to workout for my actual "break", and I often don't feel like eating after.

When I was a chunky monkey, I ate out everyday and spent about $12/day. And, I liked to hit Sonic in the afternoon for happy hour. I would usually talk myself into needing chili cheese tots. The money I wasted disgusts me.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
29686 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:37 pm to
I've been really busy with work lately so I've been going out to eat way too much. My job has me visiting plants and refineries all over the BR area and surrounding parishes. So I spend about $12 a day which is too much. I'm going to buy the boxed south beach wraps. You can get them a walmart for like $2 each and they are pretty good.
Posted by threeputt
God's Country
Member since Sep 2008
24798 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 1:42 pm to
Anywhere from 10 to 20 bucks every day.
Posted by bossflossjr
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
12284 posts
Posted on 7/16/09 at 2:17 pm to
i am always on the road...evenings, too.....

i easily spend a grand a month on dining....without my wife
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