[Bilal_io]

It depends on whether you see a $500 ($4 * 21 business days * 12 months - exaggerated $500 for drinking coffee at home) a year in saving as big of not. For some people it can be an emergency fund, for others it's 2-3 expensive dinners for 2.

The issue is that you also mentioned dining in general, which takes that $1k of coffee to a completely level.

Bottom line is drinking coffee at home and cooking save you a lot of money.

[nicbou]

Cooking definitely do. My groceries bill is around 150€/month. You'd need about 750€/month to eat out twice a day. The difference is 7200€/year, a pretty hefty chunk of your post-tax income.

[curation]

Yes! I did not eat in a restaurant for 15 years. It helped my family never did so I did not miss it. Perhaps a tip for people trying to future-proof their kids for economic depression.