My mom cooked all of our meals growing up -- you could probably count on two hands the number of times I even set foot in a restaurant before leaving for colleg

My mom cooked all of our meals growing up -- you could probably count on two hands the number of times I even set foot in a restaurant before leaving for college. But I could tell even as a child that spending an hour and a half cooking and cleaning every day doesn't make any sense when you're earning $40/h each and takeout for three costs $20 and requires no clean-up.