A number of years ago I did a personal cost analysis on eating dinner out vs. my cooking for myself and my husband. At that time, it was a fine line between the costs of eating out vs. cooking at home. I love to cook, I cook dinner almost every night, and it is much healthier to eat at home, but I am learning I am the exception.
I have a friend that never cooks anymore. She cooked the whole time her kids were at home, and was a very good cook, but she hated it. Now, she doesn’t even make breakfast at home. She has determined that for her and her husband, there is not much difference in cost, but the satisfaction factor is significant.
Spending at restaurants and bars has soared since the early spring, rising to the highest yearly pace in 25 years. Sales of food and drinks purchased outside the home leaped 10.1% in the 12 months from August 2017 to August 2018, according to a recent report by MSN Money. This may be a side effect of the empty-nest syndrome, or a sign of a stronger economy with consumer confidence being high.
I will continue to cook at home, but I am certainly the exception among my peers.

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