I haven’t been to an Applebee’s since like 2010, but I’m gonna assume going out to eat at Applebee’s has also gotten more expensive to the point where your comment is probably less valid than it was in like 2010.
Like, I don’t think someone earning 30k/yr is able to budget in a night out at Applebee’s rn.
I feel like I’m about to reveal a ton of disconnect but, how cheap would it need to be to be affordable on a 30k salary? I’m not trying to be an ass, I genuinely don’t know.
I checked the menu of an Applebee’s near me. You can get two meals for less than $36, including tip. This is at a very high cost of living area (South Bay Area). That’s like $18 if you’re splitting it. I don’t go to Applebee’s a lot, is that actually much more than it used to be or unaffordable in today’s 30k?
Well, it’s anecdotal, but when I was earning <$30k a year, I wouldn’t go to a restaurant if I couldn’t get a good meal for less than $10, pre tip. I think I went to Applebee’s once, when they had an unlimited wing deal for ~$13, and that was a way to eat for two days in one meal.
You are correct. It’s better to just find a local place to eat, which will have better food at basically the same price. Just like fast food out pricing it’s worth, these places all feel very weird now that they can’t compete with the pricing they were originally made for.
I haven’t been to an Applebee’s since like 2010, but I’m gonna assume going out to eat at Applebee’s has also gotten more expensive to the point where your comment is probably less valid than it was in like 2010.
Like, I don’t think someone earning 30k/yr is able to budget in a night out at Applebee’s rn.
I feel like I’m about to reveal a ton of disconnect but, how cheap would it need to be to be affordable on a 30k salary? I’m not trying to be an ass, I genuinely don’t know.
I checked the menu of an Applebee’s near me. You can get two meals for less than $36, including tip. This is at a very high cost of living area (South Bay Area). That’s like $18 if you’re splitting it. I don’t go to Applebee’s a lot, is that actually much more than it used to be or unaffordable in today’s 30k?
Well, it’s anecdotal, but when I was earning <$30k a year, I wouldn’t go to a restaurant if I couldn’t get a good meal for less than $10, pre tip. I think I went to Applebee’s once, when they had an unlimited wing deal for ~$13, and that was a way to eat for two days in one meal.
That’s better than I was assuming tbh.
I’d say on 30k, you’re foolish to spend more than 30 a head on a night out, and those nights need to be like once a month tops.
So I guess it’s more doable than I assumed.
You are correct. It’s better to just find a local place to eat, which will have better food at basically the same price. Just like fast food out pricing it’s worth, these places all feel very weird now that they can’t compete with the pricing they were originally made for.