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Paying for Convenience is Financially Inconvenient
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Paying for Convenience is Financially Inconvenient

Rarely do Fred and I eat out anymore. And very rarely do we indulge in takeout food. We decided it’s almost always disappointing and never really what we want. Besides, we’re low-carbing it these days. So why add stress when we can make perfectly good food at home? As a result, I don’t really care about the price of my fancy organic groceries because, in the end, it’s still less expensive for our household than eating out. 

A few weeks ago, I was engrossed in work and Fred was heading back from a client meeting.  He offered to pick up lettuce wrapped Five Guys burgers, and I said yes. (Sigh. No french fries for us, alas.) 

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