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Title: eat out or cook
Post by: aggie49 on January 21, 2012, 12:20:41 pm
i love to cook so i do but also love going out for dinner but most of the time we go out for dinner twice a month
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Post by: emily01 on January 21, 2012, 12:49:25 pm
I have a bad habit of eating out too often because it's just more convenient, but I do love home cooked meals.
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Post by: madeara on January 21, 2012, 12:59:42 pm
Hello,
My mom is the best cook.  I would much rather have her cooking than waste time and money eating out.  Have a great weekend!
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Post by: cecijuarez75 on January 21, 2012, 01:21:21 pm
Eating out is nice but it's best not to make a habit out of it.  I enjoy cooking at home, plus for my household it's better because I can manage how I prepare things and how much everyone eats. I have a very large family, so I know how difficult it is to prepare food for many people, sometimes easy is not healthy but I made some changes to improve on our eating habits. I switched all enriched foods with whole grains and dairy products to low fat.  I also introduced more green vegetables. 
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Post by: dmahoney on January 21, 2012, 02:04:03 pm
Sometimes when it's ony 1 or 2 people it's cheaper to eat out. It might not be healthier tho? :crybaby2:
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Post by: loriecampbell on January 21, 2012, 02:47:32 pm
we rarely eat out anymore because of expense and quality. Today, however, we did eat breakfast out and are going to use our restaurant gift cards for dinner tonight. I can make a much better egg mcmuffin at home. I get my english muffin, an egg, some cheese and bacon or sausage and it rocks! If there's no meat...that's okay too!  :angel12:
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Post by: Linda67 on January 21, 2012, 03:06:16 pm
I'm trying to decide whether to go out in the rain to a prime rib dinner tonight.  I've been fighting off a cold all week and haven't been out around people so I'm getting a little stir crazy.  I suppose I'll go just so I don't have to fix something for myself.  I've got two hours to decide.  We'll see how comfortable I get in that time. :dontknow: :dontknow:
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Post by: blondie71 on January 21, 2012, 04:21:06 pm
I can't afford to eat out but once in a while and its usually fast food or all you can eat places.  I go out for a nice dinner once a year for my anniversary.  My son told me when he gets his taxes back he is going to take me and my husband out to a good dinner, so I can't wait.  We eat a lot of pasta and chicken at home. Everything has gotten so high.  Crap I thought by now I would be set in life with owning my home which my parents lied to me so i stil rent, I can't work anymore due to work injuries so now we live off my husbands SSI which they take $41 out every month because I went to college and got a grant for the year and because they paid me all in one month so he was not intitled to a check.
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Post by: mommagoes on January 22, 2012, 12:01:16 am
cook, definitely! my family goes out to eat at an actual sitdown restaurant about 5 times a year, birthdays and anniversarys. occasionally we'll order pizza or grab a burger from somewhere, but no more than twice a month. most of the time we have home-cooked family meals, especially dinner where all 4 of us (me, husband, and 2kids) can get into the kitchen and make something together :)
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Post by: CharmedPhoenix on January 22, 2012, 02:58:09 am
I'm a good cook and I know what's in my food when I cook so I prefer to cook my own meals.  Besides it's too expensive and time consuming to eat out.  I also don't have a car so...   :)
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Post by: d1cheetah on January 22, 2012, 03:23:01 am
Eating out is nice sometimes, and less fuss than cooking and cleaning dishes afterwards.  I use our credit card for all purchases and pay the charge off immediately, so I don't get any finance charges.  Then I take those points earned for using it to get free $50 gift certificates for nice restaurants.  I average a free $50 gift certificate about every 3 months.  It's a nice night out.
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Post by: CHANEYLAKEGIRL on January 22, 2012, 01:24:58 pm
Cook as much as possible. Eating out is too expensive.
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Post by: UltimateX820 on January 22, 2012, 04:38:34 pm
Cook during the week and spend a little and go out on the weekends  :thumbsup:
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Post by: davidh121 on January 22, 2012, 04:41:18 pm
My family rotates the cooking responsibilities throughout the week, but we make a habit of going at least once during the weekend as they always feel like a treat.
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Post by: hawkeye3210 on January 22, 2012, 06:44:24 pm
I like to cook just because it ends up costing a lot less.
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Post by: L4v4 on January 22, 2012, 07:22:36 pm
COooking is the way to go to save some mulah, but eating out would be less lonely because you can hang out with your friends!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on January 22, 2012, 07:24:16 pm
Eating out all the time can get expensive and sometimes the food do not be all that good, so it just feels good to have a nice healthy home cooked meal at home than it is to eating out every week...I only eat out maybe like twice a week. Plus it is more healthier to eat at home.
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Post by: potluck6 on January 22, 2012, 08:34:00 pm
eating out is expensive but i some times like to be waited on AND HAVE THE DISHES done i remember we went to olive garden and for 8 people it was 173.00 no one got steak or drinks just to expensive
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Post by: dolphingal35 on January 23, 2012, 04:31:35 am
As the cook in the house, I don't mind doing it every night, but sometimes I am just too exhausted to cook after running around with the kids all day. However, we are on a pretty tight budget since I'm not working so we really don't eat out that often. It's mostly fast food or some sort of take out if we do. On those very rare occasions when my husband and I get a night to ourselves then we can indulge at a restaurant since it is way too much of a hassle to bring my kids to one. They do not have the patience to sit there quietly and wait for food yet so it becomes more stressful than enjoyable and not worth the money.
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Post by: jkhanson on January 23, 2012, 04:43:17 am
We eat at home most of the time.  My husband and I like to go out to eat as our "date night".

We also will order in pizza when we have a lazy night.

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Post by: livelife1234 on January 23, 2012, 07:25:05 am
My family mostly cook at home but I do enjoy eating out.  We eat out mayby 2 or 3 times a month.  Eating out can be expensive if you are trying to cut back but sometimes I just dont cook or want to get out of the house with family.  I do not mind cooking and would love to cook everyday but I do not know what to cook or how to cook it.
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Post by: workmama on January 23, 2012, 07:35:00 am
i love to cook so i do but also love going out for dinner but most of the time we go out for dinner twice a month

Oh, I love to go out to eat, but it's getting rather expensive lately and I have become so lazy for some reason! Haha!
Well, anyways I usually cook about 5 times a week and my family eats out on the weekends about 2-3 times. I have been looking for some recipes online to do, like easy ones or ones to do with cooking with a crock-pot. The only thing that bothers me there is sometimes you need a whole bunch of ingredients and it costs a fortune just to get all of them!
But on the other hand the recipes are so delicious. I recently made a chili cornbread recipe from Jiffy and it was so good and only required 5 ingredients which only cost me about $4.....can't go wrong there.
I am really trying to get my family and I to not eat out so much so we can save money......it is one difficult feat to hover over....HaHa!  :P
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Post by: lkeys81 on January 23, 2012, 01:17:31 pm
I rather cook
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Post by: Snoozey on January 23, 2012, 01:23:55 pm
I prefer to eat at home because it is so much cheaper.
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Post by: diala84 on January 23, 2012, 01:41:08 pm
It is a lot cheaper to eat at home so going out for food is pretty special. About once a month or so if that.
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Post by: sunflowers20054u on January 23, 2012, 03:50:13 pm
I normally cook my meals unless there is something I am craving that i can not make.
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Post by: uidiot on January 23, 2012, 06:12:47 pm
i cook myself and it's cheaper that way too
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Post by: Shandara09 on January 23, 2012, 08:30:36 pm
I eat at home during the week and eat out once on the weekends.  I try to eat healthier during the week and then enjoy eating out the one time.
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Post by: ablueblood100 on January 24, 2012, 12:23:59 am
I cook now .  Its cheaper and sometimes just as adventuresome.
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Post by: rfigueroa1 on January 24, 2012, 07:55:14 am
Giggidy..... ;)  I Def love to cook though
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Post by: clickers on January 24, 2012, 08:06:34 am
I cook at home all the time. Once in a while I go out to eat. My boyfriend complains about us eating out when we do. As for some of you who may not know how to cook or get recipes you can finf it right here in the .15 cent daily offer just look look on the left and you'll see recipes....click it!
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Post by: sommap on January 24, 2012, 08:56:24 am
I cook at home most of the time, but do enjoy going out to eat when the opportunity arises. 
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Post by: plennis on January 24, 2012, 08:57:18 am
Since I have been laid off (My husband is disabled), we are too broke to pay attention....much less to eat out!  (I know corny joke...but you have to keep laughing or you will cry!)  Luckily I am a really excellent cook.  The last time we got to eat out was when we were out of town to a wedding last September.   Oh well, think positive....I am a really excellent cook and things are going to be looking up.  Also, we have friends over for a dinner for entertainment, much cheaper and more relaxing than going out to a restaurant (most of the time anyway).
 :angel12: :dontknow:
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Post by: melinder on January 24, 2012, 10:08:43 am
I love to cook, it makes my home smell good and saves me money.
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Post by: jford87 on January 24, 2012, 01:51:36 pm
I LOVE to cook but eating out is such a nice little treat.
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Post by: hvnlydevil on January 24, 2012, 04:25:29 pm
Cook. Cheaper, I trust the food and sometimes there's even leftovers!
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Post by: donnitab on January 24, 2012, 05:27:50 pm
There is nothing I love more than a home cooked meal but sometimes the convenience of grabbing something when out is nice.
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Post by: dmathiss on January 24, 2012, 05:32:16 pm
I prefer to cook because like that I know what my kids are eating. A home cooked meal is way healthier than eating out and it's much cheaper.
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Post by: randyperr on January 24, 2012, 08:15:49 pm
Eating out from time to time is nice.  I would say that cooking is more worth it though.  It's more cost effective and can be much more enjoyable.  Plus you might have left overs!
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Post by: jzmom on January 31, 2012, 03:29:18 pm
I love to eat out. It tastes so much better when someone else does the cooking!  But I haven't been able to find a job in over a year so I
don't get to go out to eat!   
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Post by: patrick122068 on January 31, 2012, 03:47:38 pm
If i can afford it i would rather eat out, but not all the time,because it can be unhealthy!
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Post by: twol on January 31, 2012, 11:39:18 pm
Since my cooking isn't exactly the greatest, I would say eat out.
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Post by: sarabtrayior on February 01, 2012, 11:16:39 am
Who can afford to eat out? Cooking in is much less expensive and it better for us too...
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Post by: yaayme on February 01, 2012, 01:06:28 pm
I cook 95% of the time.
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Post by: natashaspy on February 01, 2012, 01:27:06 pm
would love to eat out more often, but with a family of four..it really is cheaper to just go ahead and cook at home. 
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Post by: Cuppycake on February 01, 2012, 01:29:30 pm
I love to cook and cook most of our meals. On the weekends my husband tries to give me a break by ordering in so we can both relax. Since he and I are both gamers we both get to enjoy playing together and let someone else cook for a change lol!
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Post by: munitono on February 02, 2012, 02:16:37 pm
I don't mind cooking but I don't like to clean up so I like to eat out. Unfortunately I can't afford to eat out very often though :sad1:
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Post by: quietpal on February 02, 2012, 02:19:53 pm
I like cooking at home because I get to choose the ingredients. That being said, I also like going out to a nice restaurant and eating a good meal. (I'm a foodie!)
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Post by: awette26 on February 02, 2012, 04:41:36 pm
eat out is expensive but when you cook you save a lot of money. I usually eat out on special occasions like birthdays etc. also if you wanna stay  healthy or eat healthy your better of cooking so that you know exactly what you are eating
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Post by: swkstudent on February 02, 2012, 06:08:09 pm
I prefer to cook, but sometimes I get fastfood, but I'd rather cook my own meals.
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Post by: mrisha on February 03, 2012, 09:47:13 am
I hate, hate cooking, but I seldom eat out so I usually cook enough to last for a few days.  Or I buy frozen foods that I like.
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Post by: articx on February 03, 2012, 10:01:41 am
I rarely cook, but I would rather do that than eat out.
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Post by: vickysue on February 03, 2012, 10:05:08 am
I love too cook, but eating out is treat once in a while. But with what it cost i can usually feed the family for a week with what it cost to eat out and a lot of times it is better and better for us.
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Post by: LenoraMinogue on February 03, 2012, 03:34:29 pm
I enjoy eating out more most of the time because it's so conveinent. I'm trying to get into cooking more though.
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Post by: vicogden on February 03, 2012, 07:14:07 pm
I say neither one: dine in with carry out.  Of course you could cook out and eat at the same time--that's the benefit of being the BBQ king.  I'm pretty lazy though, so I usually either eat out, dine in with carry out, or nuke a meal.