<prompt> Human: I did a google search recently looking for the average amount a single person spends on food each month. The answer I came up with lies somewhere around 300!Here is one source, as an example: I thought 600 per month was reasonable. That gives you 20 per day to spend on food.300 is half that, 10 per day! It seems impossible.If I buy a single meal lunch chipotle for example, I have already hit my daily budget!Do you think this number 300 is reasonable? If so, how do you guys do it?Assistant: Eating out will destroy a bank account. Human: I ate out way too often in my teens and early 20s. If I hadnt, I probably would have saved a sizeable amount of money. Protip: Dont get a girlfriend.  <response>: It has exactly zero to do with having a girlfriend and everything to do with having some personal control. My girlfriend and I eat out once a week unless its a special occasion, and I cook the majority of our meals the rest of the time because I get home from work earlier than she does. I dont even know how to cook, really, but once you play around with some spices and figure out some basics, you can make stuff that tastes pretty good. 