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Old 04-22-2015, 05:05 AM
 
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Study says Americans are broke from spending too much at restaurants - AOL.com
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Old 04-22-2015, 06:35 AM
 
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They are following the example set by our government. Spend it all now, plus some, and worry about paying the bills later.
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Old 04-22-2015, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Not really surprising when you see the weight issues we have here in the states.
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Old 04-22-2015, 07:15 AM
 
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Indeed. Portions in American restaurants are enormous and high in calories.
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Old 04-22-2015, 07:18 AM
 
Location: TN/NC
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I've been surprised at how much dining out has gone up over the last year or so, especially fast food. I went to Subway yesterday (had to go to Fedex Office and needed a quick lunch) and a foot long oven roasted chicken, chip, and drink was $10 and change. Places like McDonald's, Wendy's, and even White Castle are now getting expensive. It's actually cheaper for me to go to Chipotle, McAllister's, or most local lunch joints than to go to a fast food chain.
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Old 04-22-2015, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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What's with all the proud "I don't cook" people out there nowadays? And the Foodies? If you are a Foodie who's focus is on eating healthy food, that's great but we seem to have a ton of Foodies who need to eat tasty stuff every meal, and usually that will be a very high calorie diet.

Saving Money 101 starts with food. Bring your lunch to work everyday and save $25-50 a week (a $grand or two a year). Eat dinner out just once or twice a week and save maybe $4,000 in a year (for a single).

I know too many people making good salaries who live paycheck to paycheck (hope they're at least putting away alot of 401K money); most of whom eat out constantly.

Ah Americans: lazy, undisciplined, don't delay gratification. A bunch of Homer Simpsons.
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Old 04-22-2015, 07:54 AM
 
Location: The analog world
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It's one of the downsides of a two-income household; nobody's home to cook. It's time-consuming to prepare meals at home, and the typical suburban family is already squeezed between long commutes and after-school activities. Who can blame them for grabbing Subway?

Over Lent this year, our family gave up all restaurant meals. I'm a SAHM, and although I thought I was a fairly regular home cook, I'll admit that the project was exhausting. In any case, we did save a lot of money!
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Old 04-22-2015, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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It's one of the downsides of a two-income household; nobody's home to cook. It's time-consuming to prepare meals at home, and the typical suburban family is already squeezed between long commutes and after-school activities. Who can blame them for grabbing Subway?

Over Lent this year, our family gave up all restaurant meals. I'm a SAHM, and although I thought I was a fairly regular home cook, I'll admit that the project was exhausting. In any case, we did save a lot of money!
I know many families with both spouses working, including myself, who cooked dinner every night.
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Old 04-22-2015, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Western Colorado
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I love all these "studies". I bet you could find a study that "American's spend too much money on toe nail clippers."
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Old 04-22-2015, 08:39 AM
 
Location: On the Great South Bay
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I think the "study" about broke Americans missed a little something called TAXES.

Pardon the pun but taxes takes a much bigger bite then restaurants.
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