do you think eating out is worth the expense?

During the time i still working. I ended up eating out because i came home late at night. But now that i stay in the house with my kiddo its really nice to prepare the best food in the house where i could here my baby shouting "'its eating time" and appreciate the food i prepare that its so delicious.. naah..no fastfood would ever give a great amazing experience we have in the house. :)

Eating out is worth the expense especially if I am dining alone. Having to get ready the ingredients, prepare the dish and then to do the washing, it's physical work! After a day of work, having to go through this process is tiring. I will either eat out or cook instant food if I have to get ready my own meals. But if it is to prepare for my love ones, that's another case and I would rather dine at home then eat out as we will have unlimited freedom of time and spaces etc.

It is very hard to judge if we eat outside will be a kind of waste or not. Some people have to eat outside foods because they were busy for certain things on that particular day and they do not have time to prepare for it at home. Some people want to enjoy a family day with the family members. Then, they will like to have meals at outside in a particular day. Some people want to have meals at outside in order to have a gathering or meeting with other friends. Some people do feel boring to have meals at home and they want to try outside foods once a while. In my philosophy, I shall enjoy my meals within my affordable budget. No matter I am having my meal at home or outside, I shall eat in according to my appetite with the foods I like to. Life is short. We shall not so particular if we are eating at home or at outside. Once a while, we shall enjoy ourselves to dine outside. Of course, the rpice of the foods must be reasonable which is also within our affordable budget.

My family only eats out on occasions, because it's indeed costly. But we do eat out for snacks only, like a big whole pizza, because its costs less than those fine dining restaurants. At least we get to celebrate the occasion, without having to tire yourself in cooking and washing the dishes. Plus the fact, that what we would usually eat are those menus that we don't usually cook at home.

When i was working,we,together with my bosses,always eat out when we join bidding and meetings.And honestly,I always would like to ask them to just give me the money instead of eating with them :-( . The food for one almost reached my salary foe a day. And i feel like i am not eating too much to pay such amount.But of course since they are the one paying for our food,i just eat and not complain.(who am i?) :-D That is why,i don't always go out to eat even my family,we know that its not wise to always eat out,besides our home mades always taste much better than those outside. :-)

I love to eat too (except when I am trying to lose some weight). Like you, I eat out not only because of the food but also because of the experience. I used to eat out a lot especially when I was new to the world and just got a job, etc. I mean, I would get into the state of mind of "doing things you want using your own money." Yeah, that idea rocks (or used to rock). I like going to Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, Seafood Island, Dencio's, Kenny Rogers, etc. However, nowadays, I am more careful with my spending. I go out and spend less on food because when I computed the amount I spend on dining out, it shocked me! Ahaha! Moreover, lately, we have this new high of looking for recipes and video tutorials of how to cook a certain dish. It's fun! There was a time we tried doing a Max-style fried chicken and it worked. So now, whenever we have the time, we'd cook our chicken, Max-style. The cost of cooking for the whole family is much less than treating them out to lunch/dinner.

I don't mind going out to eat at times of celebration, but I much prefer eating home cooked food and will always opt for that when I am socializing. I think I prefer to have guests at my home for a meal rather than meet out in some expensive restaurant. I can never be sure of what ingredients are used in restaurant meals as I have a sensitiity to sugar-based foods, and because it alters taste and is addictive, it is used by many restaurant chefs and I have known myself to feel quite ill at times after eating the meals. Add to this the cost, then I would say, it is not worth it. For me anyway.. But many who tolerate this food easily, seem to have a good time. _Derek

I honestly don't think that eating out is worth the expense at all. As somebody who is saving money to buy a house at this moment in time, I have to say that eating out just seems to be wasting the money that I am earning. In some places, a meal out can cost an entire day's wages, which just makes me think that the day of hard work that I had just completed was completely worthless because I'd then go out and spend all of the money straight away. It is a lot cheaper to buy the food and cook it yourself. Obviously it is nice as an occasional treat, but certainly not all of the time.

I think it can depend greatly on a number of things but most of all the quality and the price of food. Some places charge a lot of money for poor quality because they are trendy or in the "right" part of town. That to me is a waste. I'm a reasonably good cook so I don't like to spend a lot of money on something I can do as well or even better at home.

hello, Yeah, I also love to eat especially if it is sweet and delicious. Well, of course who person don't like to eat nice foods most especially if it served to you and you don't have to cook for it. My boyfriend and i used to eat in some restaurant and we just realize that we have already consume a big amount of money. For him that is not an issue because he said that it is for the food not for a luxury. I eat fries, pizza, lasagna, cakes or even chicken.

I love to eat out too! Especially with my family and friends. Sometimes I just love eating out not because of the food, but because of the bonding time and the experience in going out and eating while chit chatting. But of course, the food is a big factor too in eating out. I want to try different cuisines and different dishes. To be honest, I am no expert in food tasting, as I just eat and not really savor the food. As long as I get full I am alright at that! But experiencing a different food and different ambiance in restaurants outside is the thing that really make me pig out instead of eating at home.

It's fun to eat out sometimes.. but I don't count McDonald's, Burger King, and Sonic's as eating out. The last time I REALLY ate out was at Red Lobster. My meal cost $27 without a dessert. We had such a great time.. I was with my brother and his girlfriend. We then came home and had dessert and coffee at home. I'll never forget that night out. I hope to do it again next year if I go to NY to visit them.

Eating is a lot of fun! It's worth it if you're with friends or someone close to you but there's a lot of consequences when you decide on eating out. You take more bad food than the good ones that you eat at home. For me, I prefer eating at home than pigging out. There's less harm done to the body ;)

It is worth it when you have a special occasion. But usually it is alot cheaper to prepare your own food at home.And it is much more fun if you ask me.Also you never know if the products they used in a restaurant are good enough but when you cook it yourself you can pick the products.So I believe this is healthier. I love eating fast food though so the food that I usually get when eating out is food from kfc or McDonalds :) That's not healthy but I don;t think I do it way too much.I just do it every now and then. Have a delicious day!

Personally eating out can get quite expensive. That is for sure. The shame of it all the most is that Fast food places, which are the worse for calories, fat, carbs, etc. is becoming some of the most expensive places to eat anymore, and in reality you can usually go somewhere else and get some good food and stuff for a lot less in reality as the food usually lasts me more than one meal. But I guess if you try and save up for it, or make a trip somewhere only once in a while instead of all the time, I guess it would not matter. For me most of the time it is how long will the food really last me that seems to always be most of the deciding factor as well.

I really love eating because I really want to gain some more weights and gain some fats to my body. I really love having snacks with my classmates and friends wherever especially when I'm school I really love to visit small restaurants, fast food chains and sidewalk stand ( burger, siomai. I really love eating to the extent I don't mind how much money I have spent after the day eating snacks. And also I love to make and cook snack at midnight whenever I tend to sleep late at night especially when watching movie and doing some stuff at the Internet. I think it it is better to spent my money to food rather than spending it on other things.

It depends. If you go out to eat a simple recipe like chips and steak then its not worth it. But if you ask for something more "modern" something you never ate then i would say yes it is but not all the days xP

I think eating out is a worst thing because we are spoiling our health having fat rich foods,unhygienic foods etc.Sometimes it happens to go out and eat but we are not supposed to have more outside food in order to protect our health.I will go out rarely with my husband for having dinner outsides that to only to celebrate any occasion.

I rarely eat out because my Dad got food poisoning and he now fears any food restaurant out there. I also got food poisoning before too and I stopped eating out except for fast foods like Mcdonalds, that's a different story! I just started to eat out again because my friends liked to eat out after school every Thursday. We made up this plan that we would eat at every restaurant in our suburb and pick out the best ones. So far, we've been to 2 and the Japanese one was the best so far. Yes, they are over priced, the Japanese one had such beautiful food, the presentation was great! But the amount they put on my plate wasn't really worth my money. The next one was a chinese one. The food was a bit cheaper by 2 dollars and the amount they gave us was a lot! But if you loo at it, it wasn't much, just mostly rice and noodles, no meat or veggies. It wasn't all that nice either. I prefer to eat at home, my Mum cooks better I get to eat more at a cheaper price too. But I don't mind eating out every now and then with friends.

After eating i do regret especially when i spent that much. i'm used to eating the ordinary one. my stomach isnt used to eating foreign food.