Mark Kohler breaks down why people eat out when stressed about money, then spend more and feel worse. His fix: recognize the impulse, cook at home in bulk, and schedule one night out as a reward instead of a daily escape.
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Eating out is so expensive. The problem is to feel better. When I'm stressed out about finances, I'm going to go out to eat and then we go out to eat and we end up spending money on food. It's a vicious cycle. It's almost like an addiction where you're like, I'm trying to feel better and I made it worse. And so the suggestion I've been talking about more and more and I'm trying to do more is eat at home, buy more in bulk, make my own dinner and then look forward to a night out. Okay, I'm going to go out, I'm going to eat out and I'm going to enjoy it. But then I'm going to go back during the week and cut costs by eating at home more. And I know some of you that are a little incredulous. Mark, we're already doing that. Hey, some people aren't.