As a minimalist, I try my possible best to budget myself in everything I do. I'm a civil servant that doesn't earn much, all I do is to live on what I can afford. If not for God's grace I don't know how I would have lived my life.
So it's compulsory that I live on a budget if I don't want trouble for myself, although some people do beyond their capabilities but I love myself and I always avoid anything that will lead me to debt and feeding is one of the ways one can impose debts on oneself if care is not taken.
No matter how busy I might be, you can't find me eating outside, I cook my food by myself, even if it requires that I wake up very early in the morning or better still I cook very late at night then warm it in the morning, I will still cook. Not that occasionally I can't afford to buy food in restaurants but I don't get the kind of satisfaction I want, the taste is always different, that's why I preferred home made food to fast food.
Eating outside isn't safe at all because I usually hear different complaints here and there from people that patronize fast food, so I try my best to avoid canteens because of runny stomach which can lead to dysentery that's why I eat whatever I cook.
Also eating out cost more, as a salary earner, I buy my foodstuffs in bulk when I'm been paid my salary, so hardly will you not see what to cook in my place no matter how little it might be. The only thing that I don't normally have readily at home is perishable stuff like pepper and the likes, sometimes I have grinded pepper at home to use in case of emergency.
So apart from the new year's treat that I and my sisters went for at a local joint in my area early January, I haven't eaten any fast food since then and we are now in the fifth month of the year.
While growing up, we barely eat fast food unless a special occasion calls for it. My parents trained us to the extent that the only thing we usually buy outside while I was much younger are biscuits, snacks and drinks. So any type of food, Mom cooked for us and would eat to our satisfaction. I'm used to foods cooked at home up till now, so if I have a jam-packed work schedule I will go for snacks with drinks or better still prepare a fast meal like tea, fried egg and bread.
One thing that makes me rely on home made meals is because of my health, we all know health is wealth. I don't want anything that will tamper with my health that's why I want to avoid food poisoning at all cost, we are living in a wicked world so I want to be extra careful with what goes into my mouth.
Cooking at home saves cost and I also get to eat fresh meal daily. For me home made meals are the best and I can never trade it with anything.
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Cooked food is the best you get to know the environment where your meal is prepared
Yes, that's true. One need to avoid food poisoning. Thanks for visiting
You are welcome
Honestly. Considering how tough the economy is at the moment, one needs to settle on low budgets no matter how rich you are already.
I believe those that would be suffering are the ones who are not able to cook for themselves and they'll spend a lot of money on food.
Ye o, low budget is the goal now because the rate at which inflation is hitting the price of food stuff nowadays is something else. Thanks for visiting
You are right making food at home, could help one save alot and avoid going in to debt
Yes it helps. Thanks for visiting