re: How often did your family go "out to eat" at a restaurant when you were a kid?

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All the money ever spent on food has literally been flushed down a toilet.

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What do you think happens with the food you eat at home? To your point, if it all goes down the toilet anyway, why not just stop eating?

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All the money ever spent on food has literally been flushed down a toilet.

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A deep dive into our bank and credit card statements many years ago looking specifically at what we spent a month on fast food, take-out, restaurants, etc was shocking and revolutionized spending. Anyone spends a good bit eating out who hasn’t done this and does-be prepared to have the wits scared out of you to the extent you check your numbers more than once.

Respecting the original question: My parents and I usually went out every two weeks or so. Sometimes Morrison’s, other times Fitzgerald’s, sometimes a neighborhood restaurant in Metairie. The best times were when Dad and I drove out and picked up a bunch of Manuel’s hot tamales and brought them back home.