<prompt> Human: Hey PF! Im pretty sure Im being irresponsible and Im trying to gauge how badly.I suck at cooking and eat out a lot. As a result Im going out for meals probably 90 of the time. Or buying groceries and not cooking them because I dont know how Im ashamed of how much food I waste. Its awful.I can afford to do this, and by that I simply mean I can pay my bills, max my 401k, and save 2200 a month in cash. But it still feels like I could save SO MUCH MORE if I just learned to cook.Every now and then Ill see someone say in my retirement my wife and I can live off 400 a month for food and I just have no concept of how thats possible.So how crazy is it to spend 1500 a month on food? For one person with no kids? Can you shock some sense into me?For context, Im 37 and I live in the SF Bay Area east bay. I make 180k a year. My rent is 1300 and my utilities are 210, car payment is 200. Single with no kids. Only debt is my car loan at 1.99 with 3300 left on it car is 2 years old, prob worth about 19k. I have 40k in emergency fund, 120k in 401k, and 200k in brokerage stocks and bonds and stuff. Owning a house and having kids one day might be cool...but I have neither right now.Edit: Consensus: Im clearly insane. Thanks for all your comments, thoughts, and help! Got some great ideas out of it.  <response>: You realise 1500 a month is 50 a day, right? What are you buying!? Start the change gradually, swap one bought meal a day for something really simple, like a sandwich you make at home with deli meats and cheese or whatever. Once every couple of weeks, look up a recipe for a simple meal you eat out, like a pasta dish, and try to make it at home.What do you eat for breakfast? Eggs? Really easy to make at home, google any recipe that takes your fancy.For reference for two of us, we pay perhaps 400 a month on food max. Bonus: makes you way more appealing to future spouse. 