For my wife and I, Blue Apron was cool for a few months! We'll probably sign up again at some point. (If it's still around...) For us it was kind of like a "da

For my wife and I, Blue Apron was cool for a few months! We'll probably sign up again at some point. (If it's still around...) For us it was kind of like a "date night" thing three times a week. It was fun cooking the meals together. More fun than a restaurant really, because we still got to sit down and enjoy a nice meal. We found the cost (about $10/person/meal) to be about halfway between buying our own groceries and dining out. If Blue Apron replaces dining out, it's actually sort of a money saver. Groceries are expensive. We usually spend a little over $120 per week for food for two. Our dinners usually come out to like $4 or $5 per meal per person I think.[1] A decent restaurant, not fast food or Applebees... including tip and everything, I find we usually spend around at least $30 for two. Why did we unsubscribe? Well, it is more expensive than groceries and we wanted to trim expenses even more. And my work schedule makes it hard for me to be home in time for us to cook together, which was half the fun. Also the portions were a bit small... though maybe that's just because my idea of a portion is too big. _______________________________ [1] Now, before anybody says anything, yeah, I was a poor student once too. Trust me, I know how to eat a LOT cheaper than that. I remember making $20 last a whole week. Gotta load up on the eggs and rice. Ramen too, but if you're eating a ton of it you gotta throw away at least half of the flavor packets so you don't die of a sodium overdose. Maybe throw a few multivitamins down your throat once in a while too so you don't get scurvy. I actually sort of miss those days.