<prompt> Human: Heres where Im at: 5,300 in credit card debt 9,000 in student loans No real savings to speak of other than the following: 8,000 in a money market account 17,000 in a retirement accountI just did the math and I spend a SHIT TON on food 1,000month; earn 2,800month. Halp! Otherwise I have most of my expenses under control.Growing up, my mother was a terrible cook. I would spend a lot of time eating at friends houses or grabbing take-out. I never really learned how to keep a food budget and the trend of eating out continued into adulthood. Im 29 now and Im looking to start saving for a house. I live in a rented house with 4 other dudes these dudes are strangers; landlord rents to whomever. The rent is pretty cheap, 650month, which is also one of the reason I spend so much on restaurantstake out, and the people I live with are fairly respectful. However, for the past year Ive found myself eating out 90 of the time. I want to cook at home, but the kitchen, including the refrigerator is disgusting. There is always a mess and no one ever seems to clean up after themselves in a timely manner. I dont own any cooking gear lost it in a bad breakup, and Id rather not buy new equipment only to have it ruined by inconsiderate slobs not cleaning said cookware.I dont have a car so going grocery shopping is a big pain in the ass. Im usually exhausted after work and it is difficult for me to muster up the motivation to walk about a mile to the nearest grocery store on top of the fact that Im not able to carry much of the food back. Ive tried eating in before and I usually end up wasting food since I never know how to judge what Ill need. Plus I have trouble finding easy,cheap and healthy dishes I can cook without too much hassle. Ive considered buying a mini-fridge and a slow cooker, both of which Ill keep in my room. I just want something only I can use as Ive said I dont want my property treated harshly or always find it dirty when I need to use it and a plan I can stick to.Sorry for the wall of text. Any advice is appreciated.  <response>: Cooking is not hard, it just takes some trial and error. Luckily, even the errors are cheaper than eating out every night. Try rcooking. 