I've cut back. We used to do subway once a week. Then one day our normal order of 2 footlong subs came to $27. We now do subway once every 2-3 months as a treat.

Spending money is all relative to priorities people make in their lives !

Some feel the need to cut back on going out, others cut back on different things.

Having been raised in an alcohol related parentage situation I can attest to the fact that my parents seen food as a ration type endeavor to be able to have their needs fed for alcohol, one of a dozen reasons why I never did take up drinking of any of it !

And one reason why I don't skimp on indulging my self with taking the family out and having the experience of being served a fine meal, regardless of the time to wait, the whiny waiter, or the tip crisis now.

To each their own I say, and enjoy what you do get to, as sooner or later it all stops !!

BK app on the phone cuts about 40-50 percent off and the subway coupons are decent. 7 bucks for a footlong is pretty good.

To me subway subway used to serve low cost garbage have not eaten there in years. I do a sub at jersey mikes when on the road which is not often. Sometimes a take and bake pizza at papa murphy's for $10.Mostly just cook at home because restaurants do not cook as well as I do or serve the quality I can for a lot less money.

We don't go to fast food joints, pizza places etc....but go to a restaurant maybe twice a year. The wife and I are both good cooks and when we go out we rarely get food the quality we're use to at home.

I always thought fast food was antelope or whitetail

My last three experiences with fast food were abysmal. McDonalds (1) and Burger King (2) gave poor food, poor service and cost way too much for my wife and myself. Used to enjoy Cracker Barrel too... not anymore. It's a local sit-down meal even for burgers from this point forward. We live in a county with one traffic light, and it flashes yellow. When we traveled or went to the city, we tried fast food and chain restaurants. Would rather give my money to places that appreciate me doing business with them and have a vested interest in their workplace.

People have been giving me subway coupons and I use those to get work meals, 3 footlongs for $18. Dairy queen has a $8 lunch deal also I'll get for the guys.

My bride packs me a lunch every day. Eat brisket pretty regular. Celery, radish's, sliced peppers, cherry tomato's, cauliflower, broccoli. Thermos of coffee. Bottles of water. Guys I work with will run into casey's or something. A lot of them grab some kinda pastry and coke for breakfast. I eat eggs with bacon or sausage. Have an avacado every morning. I prefer food.

I just put supper on to simmer bout an hour ago. Browned hamburger with onion and garlic. Put it in a stock pot. Poured in bone broth from beef bones and the bone marrow. Salt pepper and cumin. Diced tomatoes, green chili, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower. Its thick and smells good.

My chase visa buys us golden corral or red lobster once a month from points.... We use it. We are huge xhinese foodies... We eat at Chinese twice a month. Very healthy foods . Sal and i eat for 16 bucks and i give a 4 dollar tip. So for 20 bucks we eat well

Good one I will use that. Dollar General asks if you would like to donate change for literacy, I tell them I already paid my school tax.

They finally came out with ozempic and now you guys are off the fast food???

Quitters

U can't get by at subway for 10 bucks hardly or u won't get much 10 bucks at any drive thru, drive thru at most places is not worth it nomore for what u get, not all but over half is not great food, golden corral rarely or portillos is worth it, not cheap though, like burger king

I quit going to fast food when I realized that I could go to the grocery store and buy a nice ribeye steak for cheaper than going to McD's.

Subways prices are high because of Biden .and the pipeline

In a couple of week the admiral is going to PA for a week to visit the grand kids. I have a dinner appointment in that time with a couple of squirrels that have been fattening up on our bird feeders. Now thats a treat as she don't like squirrel.

I've got squirrels, turkeys and deer on my back deck, I'm trying to get miss daisy to go visit the kids...

Why pay for garbage when there are plenty of bar and grills and hole in the wall places with great chow

there are but they don't put a sign at the off ramp for those.
so you have to know the area a bit better or be searching online.