<prompt> Human: For as long as I can remember, my family has eaten out 75 of meals. My mother is the only mother Ive ever known who is a certifiably terrible cook my dad refuses to eat any fruits or vegetables or anything with spices other than SP, so that doesnt help. Throughout college, I worked full time while going to school full time and spent most of my money pursuing the same habits, getting Wendys or Taco Bell 4-5 times a week. Ive never really learned to cook and when I think about it psychologically I realize I definitely turn to Fast food as a comfort and really enjoy the feeling of being out at a restaurant or something. Im really unhappy if I manage to not eat out for a week or so and feel miserable.Now Im older, 30, and I make around 200k a year. But my habits have still not matured. Its not fast food, but I still go to fast casual restaurants and fancy places 7-10 times a week, often paying for my GF. I checked my Mint.com records recently and found I was spending upwards of 1500month on this, which I realize is ridiculous. I need to change and just feel a little overwhelmed with how to do so. Is this a case for therapy or is there something simpler I can do in the meantime? EDIT: whoa, this blew up. Thanks everyone for the great advice. I was an inaugural member of Blue Apron years ago and was frustrated with their selection a lot of the time. Too much cod. Yuck. Anyway a lot of it went to waste anyway as Id just ignore my Blue Apron food to eat out anyway. Anyway I got rid of that a few years ago. I think the suggestions to do things gradually and without the use of a food service are good and Im gonna try those. I agree with those of you who suggested it is not hard to cook. I should have been clearer in the OP - I can cook fine, I just dont ever desire to cook at home. I genuinely prefer fast food and fine dining curiously I sometimes prefer fast food. Just thought Id try and get some ideas from folks I respect this forum on how to change that. I can probably afford it but I just dont want to. I would prefer to spend what an average person does and just save the rest.Edit 2: since everyone was asking, I work in a big law firm. Also I thought Id give an update - I made a bunch of breakfast burritos to eat over the next two weeks instead of my usual latte and muffin out, and cooked enough chili for leftovers for the rest of the week. One day at a time.  <response>: You can afford it. Thread closed. 