Would $60 last you a week eating out?

Posted by TheWalrus

Land of the Hogs

Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:33 am to lsu xman

Could I make it last with mobile app deals? Sure.

Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:33 am to lsu xman

Not even close

Posted by dyslexiateechur

Louisiana

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:34 am to lsu xman

I couldn’t get one meal with $60.

Posted by BIGJLAW

Member since Mar 2013

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:34 am to lsu xman

No, i can do that in a day.

Posted by Hangover Haven

Metry

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:35 am to lsu xman

Depends on the date...

Posted by Shexter

Prairieville

Member since Feb 2014

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:35 am to lsu xman

Not if you're from Louisiana

quote:
Louisiana vs. National Averages

If you live in Louisiana, you are likely spending more than the national average. According to dining out data from ConsumerAffairs, Louisiana residents spend an average of $555 per month on dining out, putting the state at 4th highest in the country.

This can be broken down into:

National Average Spend: $329 per month ($3,945 annually) on "food away from home".

Delivery-Specific Costs: Apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats cost the average American $1,850 per year (about $37 per week), with nearly a third of that going straight to service fees, delivery fees, and tips.

This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 11:44 am

Posted by Slip Screen

Magnolia, Texas

Member since Jan 2005

2197 posts

Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:37 am to lsu xman

If I ate one meal a day and it was a 6 inch sub. Even a salad is $20. I likely spend 500-700 a week eating out. 5 week day lunches. Friday and Saturday dinner. Sunday lunch. But I am usually paying for wife, mother, and MIL in 2 of those last 3. Almost never any place fancy. Mexican if everyone has 2 margs is 150.

Posted by TDsngumbo

Member since Oct 2011

51099 posts

Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:38 am to lsu xman

I spend more than $60 on just my wife and I at one meal when eating out. Add in my kids and it's usually over $100 each time, which is why we barely eat out anymore. Way cheaper to cook at home.

Posted by TDsngumbo

Member since Oct 2011

51099 posts

Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:38 am to Slip Screen

quote:
I likely spend 500-700 a week eating out. 5 week day lunches

quote:
Even a salad is $20

Given the first statement, I highly doubt you have anywhere near an idea of what a salad costs.

Posted by Fat and Happy

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:43 am to lsu xman

This is exactly why i meal prep

Posted by CatfishJohn

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:48 am to lsu xman

hell no

Posted by OweO

Plaquemine, La

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:49 am to lsu xman

Is my only option eating out? Can I use the $60 to go buy bread and ham? I can make $60 a week work, I couldn't make it work if my only option was to eat out.

And speaking of items used to make a sandwich, someone told me the other day they went to the grocery store and got a 1.5 lbs of lunch meat and it cost almost $13.00. That's steep.

Posted by tigeraddict

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2007

14927 posts

Posted on 6/22/26 at 11:50 am to lsu xman

my family is helping bring down the average.

i would be surprised if on the 3 of us, we spent $60/mo on eating out

wife and i bring left overs or a sandwich to work for lunches. occasionally we will stop and get my 8 year old something at Canes, CFA, or McD's.

Posted by Bestbank Tiger

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Posted on 6/22/26 at 12:00 pm to lsu xman

That's less than $3 per meal so.... definitely not.