<prompt> Human: I just had my first week on the job and stayed at a corporate apartment. I spent way too much money between going out to eat, buying rounds for colleagues in a vain attempt to endear myself, etc. etc.This apartment has a stove, pots and pans, cooking utensils, fridge, microwave, and kettle and sink. Ive used none of it except storing some breakfast in the fridge. Clearly Ive done something wrong by not making use of these tools, but Im not sure how much I would have saved by going to the local grocery store and buying stuff that would have gone bad before I traveled back home would have helped.This is going to be a some what regular occurrence with this job staying at the corporate apartments. Next time, what can I do to be better prepared? Whats a plan of action I can have to mitigate my expenses down to, hopefully, just the expenses that involve networking i.e. drinks with colleagues.  <response>: Uuuuhhh.. well like you said, its cheaper to buy food at the grocery store than to go out. Subtract the amount of groceries from the amount you pay going out and the difference is what you save? Maybe have drinks with your colleagues at the apartment? 