Yeah, definitely still possible, but my point is that wages no longer support having one person that can devote their whole day to cooking/cleaning/etc. No matter how good you are at cooking dinner in 30 minutes, you would be able to make better and cheaper meals given 8 hours.
I honestly don’t think that really true though. Frozen and fresh produce + protein, beans, rice is about as cheap as you get. Maaaaybe you save a few bucks buying in bulk at Costco but that’s an extreme for limited gains. And adding time to food prep doesn’t necessarily make it better. You can eat very very well in the US on 5 hours and $100 a week.
Buying in bulk can actually realize significant savings. It’s definitely true that more active time does not directly translate to more savings, especially with just a little planning. Lots of food is happy to cook itself while you wait.
Yeah, definitely still possible, but my point is that wages no longer support having one person that can devote their whole day to cooking/cleaning/etc. No matter how good you are at cooking dinner in 30 minutes, you would be able to make better and cheaper meals given 8 hours.
I honestly don’t think that really true though. Frozen and fresh produce + protein, beans, rice is about as cheap as you get. Maaaaybe you save a few bucks buying in bulk at Costco but that’s an extreme for limited gains. And adding time to food prep doesn’t necessarily make it better. You can eat very very well in the US on 5 hours and $100 a week.
Buying in bulk can actually realize significant savings. It’s definitely true that more active time does not directly translate to more savings, especially with just a little planning. Lots of food is happy to cook itself while you wait.