I consider 2 grand to be a lot of money, personally. And it’s not an unreasonable estimate for people who eat out every day. I try to pack at least 3 days a week, and when I do, I cap the cost of my packed lunches at around $3-$4 each but it can easily be even less than that if I’m eating leftovers.

I cannot seem to get my around-minimum-wage-job twentysomething-sons to agree with me on this. Work 8 hours and go out for lunch — there goes 2 hours of take-home pay.