February 5, 2010 at 23:38Interesting economy - lunch in a restaurant is cheaper than home
Where do you eat, at home or in a restaurant? I am not talking about special occasions, but about everyday breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If at home, then my friend would tell you - "The rich have their own quirks." In his opinion, food in a restaurant is much cheaper than homemade. I myself did not believe in it, but he began to prove with figures.
I have one friend, his name is Alexander. Successful man in full bloom. Now he is engaged in business, and then we worked with him on one of the TV channels. And it seemed that his salary was not sky-high, but somehow he managed to allow himself something that others could not. Once I asked what was the secret, he replied that the main thing was not only to earn a lot, but also to spend it correctly . In his opinion, many of our compatriots do not know how to count money. This is the so-called false economy. For example, a person working in the city center, rents an apartment on an ocarina, and thinkswhich saves. But if you calculate how much money he spends on gas as a result, how much time he spends on downtime in traffic jams, how many important meetings he missed because of these traffic jams, it becomes clear that the guy is in a deep minus .
So, about 5 years ago, Alexander Viktorovich asked me a question - where do I eat at home or in a restaurant. I replied that at home. Well, as if I went to restaurants, of course, but occasionally, but if it comes to daily food intake, then most often it is at home.
And then he began to explain to me that food in a restaurant is much cheaper than homemade . All his reasoning can be put into mathematical calculations.
Suppose you are an employee of something there, with an average monthly salary, well, let's say ... 25,000 rubles. You have an 8-hour workday, a five-day week, that is, 40 hours a week. We multiply 40 by 4, it turns out 160 working hours per month. Now we find out the cost of your hour: for this we divide 25,000 rubles by 160 hours, we get 156 rubles and 25 kopecks. Round, let it be 150 rubles - this is the cost of your hour of work.
Naturally, it should consist of the first, second and compote. How much time will it take for all these frying-cooking? Well, so as not to just warm up, but to boil a little salt, fry the meat, side dish there, and compote. I think 2-3 hours. But that’s not all, you have to buy products. A trip to the market ( to the store ) will take another hour and a half, plus nerves. But it’s too early to put an end to this, then you need to wash the dishes for yourself, and this again is the time.
Thus, it turns out that for one lunch you spend about four hours. Four hours, 150 rubles each, is it after all 600 ? And at the same time, a lot of unloved affairs ( queues, traffic jams, “work” at the stove ... ). And if your salary is more than 25,000?
In the same time,a business lunch costs an average of 200-250 rubles . And no problem : they will prepare you, bring it, then they will also wash the dishes for you. And real time savings, because cafes and restaurants are now full, and you can find a convenient option near the house, and next to work. As a result, eating, along with the road to the restaurant and from, will take an hour.
So it turns out that it is better to give 250 rubles for lunch at a restaurant, and spend the 3 hours saved on “earning” money . Thus, it turns out that you still remain in the black. Count yourself: 3 hours for 150 rubles = 450, minus 250 for lunch = 200 rubles in your pocket ( multiply this figure by the number of meals a day, then by the number of days in a year ). Like this.
I do not presume to subscribe to these thoughts. Of course, there are many controversial issues, in my opinion. Take at least the fact that at home we usually cook more than once. True, if you calculate thoroughly, in principle, the same figures will turn out ( we did not plus the cost of gasoline, car depreciation, and so on ). Nevertheless, the share of common sense in these thoughts is still there. In any case, they make you think. Now what are you thinking about?
So, in order.
I have one friend, his name is Alexander. Successful man in full bloom. Now he is engaged in business, and then we worked with him on one of the TV channels. And it seemed that his salary was not sky-high, but somehow he managed to allow himself something that others could not. Once I asked what was the secret, he replied that the main thing was not only to earn a lot, but also to spend it correctly . In his opinion, many of our compatriots do not know how to count money. This is the so-called false economy. For example, a person working in the city center, rents an apartment on an ocarina, and thinkswhich saves. But if you calculate how much money he spends on gas as a result, how much time he spends on downtime in traffic jams, how many important meetings he missed because of these traffic jams, it becomes clear that the guy is in a deep minus .
But this is all the lyrics, back to the dinners.
So, about 5 years ago, Alexander Viktorovich asked me a question - where do I eat at home or in a restaurant. I replied that at home. Well, as if I went to restaurants, of course, but occasionally, but if it comes to daily food intake, then most often it is at home.
And then he began to explain to me that food in a restaurant is much cheaper than homemade . All his reasoning can be put into mathematical calculations.
Suppose you are an employee of something there, with an average monthly salary, well, let's say ... 25,000 rubles. You have an 8-hour workday, a five-day week, that is, 40 hours a week. We multiply 40 by 4, it turns out 160 working hours per month. Now we find out the cost of your hour: for this we divide 25,000 rubles by 160 hours, we get 156 rubles and 25 kopecks. Round, let it be 150 rubles - this is the cost of your hour of work.
Now let's calculate how much it will cost us 1 lunch.
Naturally, it should consist of the first, second and compote. How much time will it take for all these frying-cooking? Well, so as not to just warm up, but to boil a little salt, fry the meat, side dish there, and compote. I think 2-3 hours. But that’s not all, you have to buy products. A trip to the market ( to the store ) will take another hour and a half, plus nerves. But it’s too early to put an end to this, then you need to wash the dishes for yourself, and this again is the time.
Thus, it turns out that for one lunch you spend about four hours. Four hours, 150 rubles each, is it after all 600 ? And at the same time, a lot of unloved affairs ( queues, traffic jams, “work” at the stove ... ). And if your salary is more than 25,000?
In the same time,a business lunch costs an average of 200-250 rubles . And no problem : they will prepare you, bring it, then they will also wash the dishes for you. And real time savings, because cafes and restaurants are now full, and you can find a convenient option near the house, and next to work. As a result, eating, along with the road to the restaurant and from, will take an hour.
So it turns out that it is better to give 250 rubles for lunch at a restaurant, and spend the 3 hours saved on “earning” money . Thus, it turns out that you still remain in the black. Count yourself: 3 hours for 150 rubles = 450, minus 250 for lunch = 200 rubles in your pocket ( multiply this figure by the number of meals a day, then by the number of days in a year ). Like this.
I do not presume to subscribe to these thoughts. Of course, there are many controversial issues, in my opinion. Take at least the fact that at home we usually cook more than once. True, if you calculate thoroughly, in principle, the same figures will turn out ( we did not plus the cost of gasoline, car depreciation, and so on ). Nevertheless, the share of common sense in these thoughts is still there. In any case, they make you think. Now what are you thinking about?