tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post509928575540794894..comments2023-06-12T11:50:19.679-04:00Comments on not the jet set: Lunch Out vs. The Brown BagMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449100145223553747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-57116672919479885522008-09-17T11:06:00.000-04:002008-09-17T11:06:00.000-04:00I budget to eat out once a week and that's usually...I budget to eat out once a week and that's usually lunch with a co-worker. But sometimes I blow that. Then it comes out of the grocery money, and THAT hurts.<BR/><BR/>I'm single, and I don't like to eat alone in a resturant. So lunch with co-workers or friends is a primary social contact. Now when my late husband was alive, we brown bagged it almost exclusivily so we could go out to lunch or dinner TOGETHER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-35275883440278018012008-09-16T08:11:00.000-04:002008-09-16T08:11:00.000-04:00I used to eat out every day. Recently, in my new a...I used to eat out every day. Recently, in my new adventures with saving cash, I've been eating at home (it's only a 15 min walk away). <B>Now I'm eating more healthily AND for about 1/3 the price.</B><BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with that :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-75623636053558403752008-09-09T14:23:00.000-04:002008-09-09T14:23:00.000-04:00Wow, I'm so glad that I am not a lawyer and forced...Wow, I'm so glad that I am not a lawyer and forced to eat out every day (unless the firm is paying...)<BR/><BR/>I bring my lunch every day. People have stopped asking me out to lunch. Actually, most of my coworkers started bringing lunch too, and we chat in the lunchroom.<BR/><BR/>My dh eats out 3-4 times per month. I try to keep it down to 2x a month (at $10 a pop). But sometimes an old friend will invite him out, and he doesn't want to miss out.<BR/><BR/>It's a bone of contention because if I ate out that often, I'd get fat, so I am a little bit jealous of his metabolism.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984899661746845414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-4146059521500886662008-09-06T12:11:00.000-04:002008-09-06T12:11:00.000-04:00My ex, a corporate lawyer, actually used to brown-...My ex, a corporate lawyer, actually used to brown-bag it (young associates don't earn much, believe it or not) until the firm told him he was required to eat out. The senior partners felt it was important for everyone in the firm to be seen at the right restaurants (read "club") over the lunch hour. <BR/><BR/>Joining the Arizona Club was not cheap, nor was eating there very day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525334973892331389.post-81353297265797744222008-09-05T19:00:00.000-04:002008-09-05T19:00:00.000-04:00my husband eats his lunch out. it's pretty much t...my husband eats his lunch out. it's pretty much the biggest bone of contention in our budget, which is otherwise entirely harmoniously drawn up. :) but he just switched from 5 x per week to 2 x per week, so I'm considering it a victory!!! <BR/><BR/>lunch place food is not very good IMO and it is very expensive. It is much better, if one must eat out, to save that money and eat it in a nice place instead of a lunch cheapie.neimanmarxisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462317364635223228noreply@blogger.com