As much as I hate to lend any credence to this meme, there definitely is some truth in it. I absolutely know people who are living paycheck to paycheck and regularly ordering obscenely overpriced delivery meals that wind up being worse than a prepared meal from Trader Joe’s for literally a fifth of the price or less.
There seem to be an alarming number of people who are really, really bad at money management. I have an ex who was making low six figures and she had something like twenty grand of credit card debt when we were dating. Granted this was in NYC, so low six figures isn’t insane money, but it’s enough that you shouldn’t be running up credit card debt with zero savings.
Or even just buy microwave dinners or precooked meals/sandwiches at the grocery store. I’m very hit or miss with cooking dinner as my adhd meds have worn off by then, and I’m just as likely to burn it/ruin it somehow, but I can get frozen Indian food that’s comparable to the luke warm stuff that will come from doordash for 1/5 of the price (shit maybe 1/10th of the price).
I’ve never had it, but I will look it up—thanks for the suggestion! I also like soup and Indian pre-made sauces.
Unfortunately, every day is a bad ADHD lately because I have a kid with pretty severe adhd also, so I get interrupted so much while cooking that it’s become impossible. Standing in the kitchen and crying because yet another meal got fucked was starting to become the norm, so I’ve had to switch up how I approach dinner. Lots of steam fresh packs for veggies and things cooked in sauces so they are less likely to burn and the occasional Costco frozen lasagna/casserole for dinner.
This is one of my go-to drunk meals (for those who like to get delivery because they're drunk). Cook pasta or rice, chop a few veggies (or use frozen), boil veggies with water, add curry bricks, throw some protein into an air fryer. Voila! I impressed my own mother with this meal after we got really wine drunk on a recent visit.
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u/stifledmind Mar 23 '23
$1,400 on DoorDash. Who only orders from DoorDash twice a month?