Tool 04 of 30 · Opportunity Cost

The true cost of eating out vs cooking at home.

Enter how often you eat out and costs. See the exact lifetime wealth difference if the gap was invested.

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Your Parameters

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Eating Out

Meals out per week 5/wk

Average cost per meal out $25

Cooking at Home

Cost of equivalent home-cooked meal $8

Your Profile

Current age 30

Retire at 65

Annual investment return 7%

Lifetime Wealth Built by Cooking Instead

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What This Really Means

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Wealth Built by Investing the Cooking Gap

If Gap Invested

Full Breakdown

Cost per meal out

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Cost of equivalent home meal

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Savings per meal

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Weekly savings

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Annual savings

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Lifetime cash savings

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Wealth if savings invested

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Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Projections use historical averages and are not guaranteed. Consult a qualified financial advisor.