I agree with the people saying that being able to cook for yourself should be considered a key skill. My birthday meal when I was a kid was called a jigs dinner and if my grandma hadn't taught me how to make it her way then it would have been lost. Having that said. We are talking about eating out, which is a thing that humans have been doing for awhile. I can get a feature meal at McDonald's for just over $15. Across the street I can get a half pound jalapeno burger with onion rings and a beer for about $20. We need to start giving value to small businesses. Because they do produce quality and value.

People in comments saying to cook for yourself. I do cook for myself but geez grocery prices aren’t making it easy.

Frozen pizzas are better then fast food. Even the lowest tier.

Thing is, I make more than ever, but yet due to increased (mostly) energy costs, I can afford nothing.

Few years ago I was able to eat a few times a week out, but nowadays I eat at most a few times a month. Base price for döner was 6-7 euros, now they are starting off 12 euros. However my salary has not doubled. Lately, I usually just pick up take away food for the kids, not for us parents.

I was able to upgrade my phone once a year or two, now I've been using the same phone (even with screen cracked) for 3,5 years.

Best thing last, I'm a co-founder for a fabrication company. We aren't turning profit because everything is expensive. Our costs have doubled, and salary costs gone up 75%. It would be easier to just run the business down nowadays than struggle.

I started getting gyros instead. It’s fast, as cheap as fast food used to be a couple years ago, and tastes better. Plus, it’s a local restaurant and not a national chain.

Only fast food that is worth the money is Döner Kebab. But man they went up more than 100% in price in the last 15 years.
I used to buy one each Friday on my way home from school for 3€, now they are 6.50€ at the same place. Still a lot cheaper and way more tasty than most other fast food, so I still consider it king.

A lot of people are saying to learn to cook, but things aren't that simple. Many people know how to cook perfectly well but order out anyway, either because they're busy or because they have mental health conditions that make cooking incredibly stressful.

We need to change our economic system so that CEO bonuses aren't inflating the prices of people's food. This would make it easier for people to eat out more often if they feel they need to. It shouldn't break the bank to get simple meals at a restaurant.

I mean… at least it’s still fast, right?

Seriously though, I don’t remember the last time I ate fast food. If we don’t count pizza delivery that is.

Lately, instead of picking up a fast food buyer and fries for $13, I've been going to Chili's. They have a $10.99 special that is a REAL bacon cheeseburger, excellent fries, and a drink, and it even includes a salad or a cup of soup. With tax and tip, it's $15.

The last time I went to 5 Guys, it was $24.50, and it wasn't nearly as good.

Fast food and major chains have gotten absurd. I used a gift card at Red Robin a couple months back. It was $19 before tip for a dry burger and bland fries. Two bucks more could’ve gotten me a seat and meal at a five-star local place just down the street. The value just isn’t there anymore. Eating local almost always tastes better, feels better, and costs the same or less. Why settle for mediocrity when better is right around the corner?

I fel sorry for people whondont have an Aldi or a local equivalent

Learning to cook at home is a great skill and talent.

Stop eating that shit and its not a problem

Yup, cuz corporate greed. Shareholders keep pressuring companies to increase profits EVERY QUARTER.

But my kids get a "free" toy. 🤷

The downtown experience: $45 burger with a side of truffle fries. It's mediocre at best.

It's called I'm at work, I'm in some godforsaken suburb on the other side of the hills, and I have 30 minutes.

Go to In-N-Out. It's the superior fast food brand

Either that or cook in your own god-damn house

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