Hope it was in cash.

So any guesses on whether the OP is paid in RMB or some other currency?

And it’s genuinely not a joke.

I’m well aware.

I used to make a lot of bread and things like pizza dough. I’ve even grown and ground my own wheat and other grains.

And then my partner developed and/or decided they have a gluten sensitivity. Yes I’ve tried making gluten-free whatever but it’s not the same. I want my gluteny-goodness.

I will harbor this resentment forever.

I heard he’s going to get a divorce so he can marry the ostrich.

That’s a steal!

Um. VAX cluster?

If I’m going to infer political attitudes I try to make sure there’s a little more evidence than “I disagree with you”.

And that’s what “tankies” has become - a pejorative meaning “people I disagree with”

Go head downvote all you want but it’s true.

“people I disagree with”, in other words

Are the tankies in the room with you now?

“yet many on Twitter proclaimed that supporting the dictator was Good Leftism”

Well this is news.

most of the groceries the SO and I buy end up going bad before we can use all of the ingredients.

So what you mean to say that for YOU it’s cheaper to eat out given your current eating and cooking habits. But you are generalizing this for everyone. There are lots of reasons buying groceries and cooking may not be working for you. If you really want to save money, there is absolutely no question that it’s cheaper than paying someone to cook for you every meal. Just because you haven’t figured out how to do that doesn’t mean you can say that’s universally true.

This said, it sounds like eating out all the time is working for you and you are happy with it.

So this may not apply to you, but… If you do want to optimize for cost, I’d suggest:

1. Don’t buy cheap ingredients. Discounted groceries are old groceries. Buy from a farmer’s market if you can as things are WAY fresher and will last much longer.
2. Work out a small set of meals that you can put on repeat, last long and/or freeze well. Make these in quantities for several meals.
3. Buy as your base ingredients things that aren’t perishable or can be frozen easily. Dried beans are an obvious example.
4. Pool food resources with friends.

I demand my right to COMPLAIN! How insensitive of you to infringe upon my right to constant butthurt!

Do you know what a “refrigerator” is?

It is a Cracker Barrel

This all makes complete sense now. Thank you!

Is that a gift shop? Like where they sell fancy-looking jams and scented candles?

Biden is also Hitler. He is racist and fascist.

Prove it.