Doc Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 We could easily afford a personal chef like that ($200/week plus groceries is well worth the price!). My wife buys groceries and cooks. She sees the empty shelves. And the prices increasing. We just filled our heating oil tank today. $3.04/gallon! I paid $1.65/gallon a month ago! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 34 minutes ago, Doc said: We could easily afford a personal chef like that ($200/week plus groceries is well worth the price!). My wife buys groceries and cooks. She sees the empty shelves. And the prices increasing. We just filled our heating oil tank today. $3.04/gallon! I paid $1.65/gallon a month ago! It's interesting that you bring up heating oil. Out here in California we don't heat much but when we do it's all through natural gas piped to our homes. This past few months Southern California Gas Company started adding a HUGE "commodity charge" to all of our gas bills. My bill was literally double the same month last year and the gas consumption was virtually identical. I'm sure someone somewhere along the line someone passed legislation allowing SoCal Gas to add a 'commodity charge' to our monthly bill, but I have no idea what it is, what it pays for, or why they need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 My mistake above. I paid $2.65 last month. Still a sizeable increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Backintheday544 said: Our chef is a female. It’s actually pretty awesome. She sends us a meal plan once a week, then grocery shops for the foods and cooks a weeks worth of dinner every Tuesday. Chef fee is just $200 a week plus we give her the cash for the groceries. For that cost, the time savings alone is so worth it. Plus it reduces eating out which can get expensive. So you’re a lazy *****??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 WELCOME BACK, CARTER! Is Stagflation Returning in 2022? During the late 1970s, American families experienced stagflation—a combination of economic stagnation and significantly higher inflation. By the summer of 1980, unemployment hit 7.8% and the economy was actually shrinking. On the year, inflation spiked 12.3%. Some fear that today’s slowing economic growth (2.3% annualized last quarter) and the steepest price hikes in 40 years portend a return to stagflation. Real weekly earnings have plummeted more than 6% since the middle of last year, and the cost of living eclipsed wage increases. Dramatic price hikes in housing, rent, vehicles, gasoline, and some food staples have fueled the feeling that something in our economy is amiss. Government mandates, regulations, spending, and borrowing are largely to blame for this painful increase in the cost of living. These governmental actions suppressed the supply of goods and services while spurring demand. Read the whole thing. https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/01/11/is-stagflation-returning-in-2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 6:59 PM, Chef Jim said: So you’re a lazy *****??? No. My time is worth more than the time to do something’s. So tasks I can delegate where I’ll earn more money during that time vs the cost of delegation, it’s 100 percent worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said: No. My time is worth more than the time to do something’s. So tasks I can delegate where I’ll earn more money during that time vs the cost of delegation, it’s 100 percent worth it. Fair enough but hiring someone to cook your meals just screams "lazy *****" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: Fair enough but hiring someone to cook your meals just screams "lazy *****" to me. Not to mention by Monday you are eating week old food. No Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 19 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Not to mention by Monday you are eating week old food. No Thanks Unless dude is working 24/7 and billing for that work he's full of *****. So he's either a lazy ***** or burns water when boils it. I'm going with the latter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Not to mention by Monday you are eating week old food. No Thanks Yeah, was thinking of that as well. I'm assuming it gets frozen, which is better than a TV dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Doc said: Yeah, was thinking of that as well. I'm assuming it gets frozen, which is better than a TV dinner. We have her do 4 full meals. We used to do 5 but it was so much food. We will eat a new meal each of the 4 days, Sunday we get pizza for football and left overs the other 2 days. Even with that cycle it’s hard to eat everything and I’ll use leftovers for lunches, which also decreases the cost per meal. This week, we had: - Steak with double baked potatoes - chicken enchiladas - Stuffed shells with garlic bread - Beef and Broccoli (Tonight’s food). All the food comes to where we usually just need to toss the oven on 350 for 25 mins to warm it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Backintheday544 said: No. My time is worth more than the time to do something’s. So tasks I can delegate where I’ll earn more money during that time vs the cost of delegation, it’s 100 percent worth it. Living by the economic principle of comparative advantage. Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 22 hours ago, Backintheday544 said: We have her do 4 full meals. We used to do 5 but it was so much food. We will eat a new meal each of the 4 days, Sunday we get pizza for football and left overs the other 2 days. Even with that cycle it’s hard to eat everything and I’ll use leftovers for lunches, which also decreases the cost per meal. This week, we had: - Steak with double baked potatoes - chicken enchiladas - Stuffed shells with garlic bread - Beef and Broccoli (Tonight’s food). All the food comes to where we usually just need to toss the oven on 350 for 25 mins to warm it up. You pay someone to cook you a steak and baked potato? Hand over your man card. Cooking is fun man. It’s a great thing to do with your wife. You work too much. At your age you should be enjoying life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Chef Jim said: You pay someone to cook you a steak and baked potato? Hand over your man card. Cooking is fun man. It’s a great thing to do with your wife. You work too much. At your age you should be enjoying life. Wait. You’re reheating a steak @Backintheday544 ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Wait. You’re reheating a steak @Backintheday544 ?? No, that’s why it’s listed first. It was the Tuesday meal (the day she cooks). We actually found her from some friends at our gym. She does meal prep and stuff for people for some of our friends. Edited January 23, 2022 by Backintheday544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 11 hours ago, Backintheday544 said: No, that’s why it’s listed first. It was the Tuesday meal (the day she cooks). We actually found her from some friends at our gym. She does meal prep and stuff for people for some of our friends. So she cooks your steak for you? Does she cut it up into nice little bite sized pieces for you? Man up man!! Fire up the grill! Throw that ***** slab of meat on the fire. Make your wife proud. I bet she cried herself to sleep Tuesday. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Chef Jim said: So she cooks your steak for you? Does she cut it up into nice little bite sized pieces for you? Man up man!! Fire up the grill! Throw that ***** slab of meat on the fire. Make your wife proud. I bet she cried herself to sleep Tuesday. 😁 If she was crying Tuesday it was because she was finally able to find a Dyson Airwrap. Shes we’ll taken care of and hasn’t had to work, cool or clean in about 9 years and can buy whatever she wants. (Well the cooking thing has been for about 6 months) Edited January 23, 2022 by Backintheday544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Backintheday544 said: If she was crying Tuesday it was because she was finally able to find a Dyson Airwrap. Shes we’ll taken care of and hasn’t had to work, cool or clean in about 9 years and can buy whatever she wants. (Well the cooking thing has been for about 6 months) Dyson Airwrap? Is that the Bengals WR?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 48 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: Dyson Airwrap? Is that the Bengals WR?? It’s like the female PS5 apparently. I don’t know what it does: https://www.ulta.com/p/airwrap-complete-styler-pimprod2000154?sku=2537002&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-54177766609&CAAGID=28397269470&CAWELAID=330000200001548568&CATARGETID=330000200002825269&CADevice=m&gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH7-S-NTy3hXRRpMSTHZ0YXoD&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrSPBhBaEiwAuLSDUF6REgt55RvLbufL0bCN3CV-nHnHCBxGWk7X9-VuYznZgvC0ojT5ThoCTuQQAvD_BwE But it’s apparently sold out everywhere and people are scalping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 39 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said: It’s like the female PS5 apparently. I don’t know what it does: https://www.ulta.com/p/airwrap-complete-styler-pimprod2000154?sku=2537002&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-54177766609&CAAGID=28397269470&CAWELAID=330000200001548568&CATARGETID=330000200002825269&CADevice=m&gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH7-S-NTy3hXRRpMSTHZ0YXoD&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrSPBhBaEiwAuLSDUF6REgt55RvLbufL0bCN3CV-nHnHCBxGWk7X9-VuYznZgvC0ojT5ThoCTuQQAvD_BwE But it’s apparently sold out everywhere and people are scalping them. Personal Chef and $550 comb? Well La de da. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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