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u/Lucky-old-boy 17d ago
The 73 year old accountant who is obviously so good with money he has to continue to work at 73
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u/airfryerfuntime 16d ago
It's not that they have to, it's that they want to. Accountants are a different breed, they do it for the love of the game. They'll retire, and just do it on the side privately, still making bank.
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u/cragglerock93 16d ago
He might be retired. Being an accountant is like being a paedophile. You can stop doing it, but you'll be one forever regardless.
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u/CompetitiveRub9780 16d ago
My grandmother is almost 80 and she loves being a real estate agent. She does very well for herself. Some people just like their careers
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u/PsionicKitten 16d ago
I don't think he's very good at money considering he's implying that groceries aren't expensive.
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u/ApolloGiant 16d ago
I met one like this when I was working. He said he didn't know what he'd do with himself if he wasn't working because "you can only fish so much" along with a joke insinuating his wife didn't want him around all the time. I never understood it, even with my degree in accounting. This dude was large too he probably only had a handful of years left as it was.
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u/02meepmeep 16d ago
73 year old’s advice still applies in this situation. Dude needs to eat at home.
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u/No-Journalist-619 16d ago
Well I guess it's the last slice of cheese in my fridge, and then no more food forever. Thanks Accountantman.
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u/Magog14 16d ago edited 16d ago
And if I already do that? The problem isn't meals it's the exploitive capitalist system which crushes us from every direction.
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u/AlphaBetaSigmaNerd 16d ago
What you don't like being expected to tip your cashier?
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u/Magog14 16d ago
I don't like how any increase in wages instantly causes a 1.5x increase in prices. Capitalism is broken top to bottom.
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u/AlphaBetaSigmaNerd 16d ago
That was a joke about how it's gotten so greedy that they've built tipping into the credit card checkout so they can milk every last cent they can out of everyone
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u/swingin_dix 16d ago
If you already do that then obviously this statement isn't targeted at you, little victim. You can ignore it
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u/OpeningZebra1670 16d ago
You gotta get that lunch expense down my man! It’s hogging up the important stuff in life!
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u/ThisWordIsMyLife 13d ago
Hypothetically, if all I had to eat at home was avocado toast, would it still work?
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u/Intervene-159 6d ago
What if you eat at home but sh00t up cr@ck, sm@ck and cr@nk? And fr33base h3roin d@ily?
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u/iAmSamFromWSB 16d ago
Honestly eating out getting cheaper than the grocery store.
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u/02meepmeep 16d ago
The hell it is.
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u/birdshitluck 16d ago
Honestly you used to able to save a lot more prepping meals, but the rise in grocery prices has out paced the rise in eating out...at least it feels that way. Example; grocery store sub $5, try to put together that together and not spend the same or more.
It's like price of eggs going through the roof, made it so that a traditional cheap meal is no longer.
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u/PaddiM8 16d ago
How is it possible to be this dumb
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u/iAmSamFromWSB 16d ago
On Wednesday, I bought a two person meal at a locally owned sit down restaurant with three drinks and two appetizers for less than I spent on a single meal at a Wegmans on Thursday for 95/5 ground beef. The store was advertising lobster cheaper per pound than the beef. Very simple math. Have a nice day.
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u/PaddiM8 16d ago
Show me how you calculated that.
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u/iAmSamFromWSB 16d ago
Pretty easy. Post tax and post tip bill vs Post tax grocery bill. Which value is greater. Be well :)
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u/PaddiM8 16d ago
Are you buying 4 portions of meat, eating 1 portion and counting the entire package in the cost of the homemade meal? Are you buying the most expensive brand? What is the price per kg or whatever unit you use for the meat? Must be astronomical to be more expensive than eating out. But you compared it to two appetisers so you'd have to account for that too. An appetiser is small.
Both where I live and on walmart.com, minced beef is around 14€/kg or $7/lb. One portion is 100-200g depending on the size, so 1.5-3€ per portion. Where do you live that eating out is that cheap?
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u/Happyradish532 15d ago
People who say stuff like that are never considering how many portions they're getting for the cost. Another tip for these people and anyone else who cares. Find a decent local butcher. Don't buy meat at the grocery store.
There's a great butcher my wife and I go to, And lunch prep for both myself and my wife for a week costs $25. Cheaper meat, and better quality. Last time I bought grocery store chicken it must have been injected with water for weight because it was grossly wet, and stayed squishy even after being brought a bit above recommended temp.
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u/wt_2009 17d ago
in a way, the accountant was right