<prompt> Human: Ive been a cook from 16 to 23 and I usually ate at my job and bought some quick meal at the grocery store because I was too lazy to actually cook when I was at home. Meanwhile, I was also a college student with not enough money to actually buy in bulk and I didnt have the will to organize my life properly. In other words, it was : Many trips to fast-food restaurants, coffee machinesshops, bunch of trips to the overpriced convenience stores, etc.Lately, Ive graduated from college and I now live in a rural area with my girlfriend. The rent is cheap 350 month for a rented house, so 700 overall, I have a good 8-5 job, and the overall cost of living is pretty cheap. But I noticed I didnt have the money I should have. I did a quick budget and I noticed I barely had to spend 50 of my income in all the essential stuff. And yet, I had a hard time gathering money.Well, apparently, I still had the same life I did during college, except that I bought more expensive things. I looked up my debit card record and I noticed how brutal my expenses were.About 100-150 monthly went to convenience stores.About 150 went to non-social restaurants grabbing a Subway for lunch or ordering pizza for example.About 300 went to the grocery store GF spends about 150-200. Way too much, considering its for about 20 days worth of food.It doesnt even include trips where wed eat at the restaurant. So yeah, this was an eye-opener to me. It took me 5 months to realize I didnt adapt to a more serious and organized adult life. Thanks god it was only 5 months, though. But ever since, Ive tried making efforts at cooking food at home, buying in bulk now that I can afford it, making my own coffee, making my own lunch for work, etc. Its not about being cheap, really. Im still eating tasty and healthy food. Its all about being intelligent about it... and man, Im saving a crapload of money!Edit : Sorry for the potential grammatical errors, English isnt my first language.  <response>: I recently went through the same thing OP, i was much worse than you though. I would eat out every single meal - i was a recent college grad making good money with little expenses. I was spending well over 500 a month on food for one person. Some days id only eat 1 meal but some days id eat out 3 times, that shit really adds up.It also catches up with you... i stopped exercising like i had been and just continuously ate out. That combination coupled with stress from work caused me to be recently disgnosed with stage 2 hypetension high blood pressure - im 24 years old. Less than a year ago i was hitting the gym 5 times a week and eating quite healthy. Im not fat, and i dont feel out of shape, the doctors pretty much told me i couldve had a heart attack though. Since then ive been eating at home and just less overall and getting exercise back into my life. Ive been saving 300 a month and i feel much better. Take care of your wallet, take fare of yourself, and dont be lazy. This shit was a serious wakeup call to me and aside from the obvious health issues, i was spending probably close to 8k a year on food for one person. My wallet and heart thank me 