Which means people who are shaving pennies can go to the early bird special. Lots of people really need that. Now, if you're near broke and eating at a fast food joint I'm not real impressed with your budgeting skills.
Understand that completely, that's for sure.
And have to say times today or not like times in yesteryear.
Yesteryear worked 7 am to 3 pm had plenty of time to cook, work in the garden, odd jobs around the house mow the yard etc. Now lot's of folks work 8-5, don't get home till 6, an hour cooking, half an hour eating and another near hour cleaning up and it's 8 o'clock, and no time for anything except a shower and go to bed.
My meaning is there is a lot to consider eating at home vs eating out, even burgers.
And the budget skills might include: time, water and soap for clean up. That's why when it is my turn to cook, I give SB her choice of pizza, hamburgers, taco's and chicken. No clean up. LOL
Which I would compare the same budgeting skills to growing a garden picking it, cleaning it canning it, and buying jars and canners, water, electricity, and time to going to Walmart and buying a can of beans for a dollar and done.
"course the same thing can be said for hunting, fishing, and using wood for heat.
so the bottom line comes down to, not budgeting but rather what one would prefer to do.
"course if one is really into budgeting, there is always......Vi-anna's. LOL Low cost meal and no clean up. win-win.