1. Save cash (not much), healthier, it's a good social activity with housemates. I really miss it since I've turned digital nomad. I pretty much only cook with

1. Save cash (not much), healthier, it's a good social activity with housemates. I really miss it since I've turned digital nomad. I pretty much only cook with housemates, or when it's too late to go out. 2. Only barely. Maybe a day in advance tops. 3. I learn recipes from whoever's being sous chef for the night. I have a few of my own. Varies. I try to keep it balanced with some meat, veges and carbs. 4. Nope. None whatsoever. I'll eat almost anything too. My only rule is to never feel uncomfortable after a meal. I try to accommodate the requirements of the other participants in the meal though. 5. Core hack: I always keep the ingredients for my (extremely cheap and convenient yet reasonably healthy and tasty) backup meal in the house -- rice, frozen vegetables, frozen wontons, eggs -- which I can turn into a batch of reliable fried rice in under 10 minutes and while nearly brain-dead. Also nearly everything lasts for weeks in the fridge/storage if I don't need to resort to it. Also I do all the physical labor under my mom's guidance for as many meals as I can spare the time for whenever I'm home. Hands-on-learning and she appreciates the help. It would be a waste to not learn from her culinary genius to pass on to the next generation. I think this is true re: every mom in the world.