Food is the third-highest expense for Americans, taking up around 13% of their budget. This number can exponentially increase if a person avoids cooking and prefers eating away from home or orders meals through delivery apps. It can be easy to go overboard with the latter, as we sometimes forget that conveniently pressing a button to receive food at our doorstep can do quite the damage to one’s finances.
Recently, redditor Careful_Credit_4645 shared how his wife was guilty of doing just that. At first, she limited the food deliveries to twice a week but now it happens to be an almost daily occurrence. After seeing that she shelled out $1,176 of his earned money on takeout, he decided to take measures since they didn’t have the luxury to afford it.
Scroll down to find the full story and a conversation with nutritionist, personal trainer, and founder of Omega Herb dressings, Andrea Smith, who kindly agreed to tell us about the impact takeout can have on our health.
