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Delivery and eating out is so much more expensive than cooking at home, especially today.

My (34M) partner (33M) can only cook a few dishes, so I handle most of the cooking. I'm usually doing a big batch of lunches and dinners for the work week on the weekends and then whip up a quick dinner when I get home after work during the week. Summer is easier for this since I can grill a burger and some veggies to mix things up fairly easily.

We get delivery as a treat, last night I got a buncha Chinese dishes delivered to share with the roommates as we'd been drinking on the deck half the day.

I'll eat out mostly for dates, but occasionally if work is really stressful or there's something to celebrate, there's about 3 local restaurants I really like that I'll grab lunch at for myself or the team.

Dinner is like 90+% homecooking 10% Döner. Other than that it's bread and other cold stuff straight from the supermarket.

There are 4 people in my household and no one eats the same thing. I have celiac and food intolerances. One kid has avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. My husband eats low carb. And while the other kid is picky, no one else is eating the same thing, so we just make him whatever he likes. Also, we free feed them like animals. Restaurants are difficult, there are like 2 we will all will eat at. Delivery works ok for my husband and the kids sometimes, but not for me.

Probably 70% home, 25% takeaway, and 5% eating out.

Takeaway and going out used to be switched, but the gf's been pulling a lot of OT at the hospital this year, so it's hard for us to get together most days, and sometimes she doesn't know when she'll get home so it's easier for her to grab something for herself or us on the way home.

I prefer cooking at home because it's cheaper, potentially healthier, and I hate all the trash generated from takeout, but it's hard for me to meal plan when our schedules are so off from each other.

We do still make all our breakfasts and lunches, so it's mainly just dinner that's the question.

Groceries delivered, make my own meals.

I haven't eaten at a restaurant in years and I don't plan on that changing any time soon.

I cook the vast majority of my meals. Wife and I eat out a couple times a week to mix it up a bit. My lunches are probably 90% cooked.

Used to get delivered a lot, but that doesn't really fit in my budget. I only eat out with family etc., except for the company cantine. So I almost always homecook everything. Also has the big pro of, with SCO, not requiring any human interaction.

Cook at home mostly. Every now and then maybe every two weeks we go out. And twice a week I send the kids to get kebab or pizza at the plaza in town. Never have had anything "cooked" delivered.. because no such service where I live.