This is 1 of the 14 Money Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20’s.

0:00Get takeout, don't cook your food. Very contrarian, I know. As soon as you make more than $15 an hour, it makes more sense for you to work that day, get the takeout food, and get the time back. If you're not being a weirdo, you can eat out for 10 bucks-ish a meal. Twice a day is 20 bucks a day, $600 a month. Maybe if you went to the grocery store, it'd be what? $100 a week versus $150 a week? Is the net $50 a week? Can you not make that up for the meal prep, going to the grocery store, cutting, cooking, cleaning? You're saving the pennies rather than investing in the mega millions, which is you.