You don't need to be particularly wealthy, but it does require you to allocate: * Fridge & pantry space for ingredients. This is significantly easier if you ar

You don't need to be particularly wealthy, but it does require you to allocate: * Fridge & pantry space for ingredients. This is significantly easier if you are not splitting that space with 2 roommates. * Time and Executive Function to keep track of what you need to shop for. This is significantly easier if you spend $5 on an app like Paprika. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager-for/id406732590?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paprika-recipe-manager-for/i... * Money to spend on cooking tools. This is significantly easier if you have friend who also cook and can recommend things. * Time and skill to spend organizing your kitchen so that you can work reasonably efficiently. * Time and patience to spend doing a skill poorly because you are learning. This is made easier if you have a snack before you cook dinner because trying to do an unfamiliar multi-threaded task is harder when you are hungry. * Money to spend on ordering food to be delivered when you fuck something up. * Time to spend going to the grocery store more frequently for fresher ingredients. This is significantly easier if you own a car or are willing to pay higher rent to live near a grocery store. * Time to spend actually doing both the cooking and cleaning. All of this is doable on a software engineer salary, but it does require making a deliberate decision to allocate resources.