Give me a kick up the bum so I cook dinner and don't get a takeaway please 26 October 2022 at 5:09PM in Old style MoneySaving 23 replies 1.5K views

DullGreyGuy

elsien said:

DullGreyGuy said:

Your home cooked food is likely to be quicker (given what you are cooking), tastier, healthier and cheaper... the only downside is the washing up.

Just hope you aren't thinking of putting any cream in that carbonara!

Isn’t that what children are for? 

Dont have kids and for some reason people dont seem to like it when you take spare ones off the street

MovingForwards

Not much use to you now, but what I've started doing is keeping tins of soup, rice pots and other very quick cook items in the cupboard. That way I'm eating something warm within a few minutes and can worry about washing up in the morning.

beckstar1975

@DullGreyGuy I’ve got several am sure I could spare you one
 

I did it, kids it including greens plus salad, I then fell asleep but woke up enough to wash up now in bed feeling wide awake

beckstar1975

I need to ask you all for motivation more often!

DullGreyGuy

beckstar1975 said:

@DullGreyGuy I’ve got several am sure I could spare you one
 

I did it, kids it including greens plus salad, I then fell asleep but woke up enough to wash up now in bed feeling wide awake

Looks good and no cream in sight!

See that what people say and then they want them back... somewhat ironically I was adopted, arranged before I was born, and after tracing my birth mother myself I was told it couldn't possibly be the case as private adoptions had stopped before then... unfortunately certainly not allowed now.

glennevis

beckstar1975 said:

It's helping

My veg bag has just arrived so I've that to put away first and no idea what state the 3 teems will have left the kitchen in for me - if it's clear it's fine if it's not then depends how much tidying/cleaning I need to do first

Teens?
You should be kicking THEM up the bum if they're not clearing up after themselves.

piesagittariusstick

Hope it tasted as great as it looks on the photo - not every meal is a community effort after all...

Slinky

I was no use in providing motivation having decided to treat us to a takeaway following a day of decorating. First one we've had for months, we picked it up a minute's drive from home and it was lovely.

Your dinner looked scrummy.

GillyLucy

Calculate how long you will have to work to pay for the takeaway (or anything really)
Once you realise you have to work for x period of time to pay for an item it may help to focus your mind as to whether worthwhile to make that spend.

YoungBlueEyes

Agree with that. My god that takeaway’s 3 hours wages! 

Also works with calories. My god that chocolate bar’s a 40 minute sprint!