I, for one, agree.

It’s not that small amount don’t add up (they do), but that people tend to get become overly fixated on them at the expense of their more impactful spending choices. A daily coffee, if it’s an intentional part of how you choose to spend, won’t be what holds you back financially. But if a symptom of a…

Doesn’t really count because not technically a fast food chain, but the Chicken Bake at Costco is a hidden treasure.

Can’t eat Honey, I’m allergic.  Not sure we have it in Canada though either.  I’ll keep an eye out and order for my wife and kid.  thanks!

The Imposible Whopper at Burger King. I can barely tell the difference from the beef version. (That may say more about me than the food.) Somebody already mentioned the BK onion rings and I’ll second that.

Wendy’s salads, especially any of the ones that have fruit in them.

The honey butter chicken biscuit is hard to beat at Wendy’s. Became my instant favorite. 

You can get a baked potato at a fast food restaurant! Yes, Wendy’s! Healthy, no frying and reheats great later.

Absolutely. During the first year of the pandemic, when I was one of the few people still going into my (large, corporate) office, Wendy’s breakfast was my go-to meal and likely a big contributor to my weight gain during that time. That said, the Breakfast Baconator is a revelation, easily putting its competitors to…

McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin. It’s better without the egg, and half the price. It's good as it comes, excellent with some ketchup or hot sauce. 

Most people overlook Wendy’s chili because they know it’s made of hamburgers that didn’t sell so they sit in a warmer drawer until the end of the day when the night crew finally chops them up and adds the chili mix/seasoning.

The gyros at Arby’s. Nobody ever has “gyros” and “Arby’s” in the same thought, understandably. But though they’re not quite as good as you’ll get at the local Greek restaurant or falafel truck they are pretty decent and will satisfy if you got a hankerin’ and there’s no real gyro place nearby.

Personally, I have to force myself to stay away from fast food. It is all so freaking good that I could just gorge myself, Foie Gras style.

Wendy’s has one of the best breakfasts you can get, but they only have breakfast until 10am.   It’s the Baconator breakfast sandwich.  Includes sausage and loads of bacon.  But Wendy’s beats out Tim Horton’s and McDonalds for the egg.  They just have a better cook.  the Yolk is almost runny still.  And they also use…

Qdoba’s tortilla soup is vegetarian and it’s delicious. Killer sodium, but so is everything else in the joint, I suppose.

If your local Taco Bell does breakfast, make the effort to get there during the AM hours. A “cheesy toasted” potato burrito is delicious and a reasonable breakfast portion, although you’re going to want to take a minute to unwrap and add at least one packet of hot sauce before you dive in.

“What started as totally innocuous becomes a collection of spending habits that perpetuate a paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle.”

...buying a $5 iced coffee five days a week for a year costs $1,300 ... After 10 years you’ve spent $13,000 on iced coffee

Well, it is not helping. In reality, the Friday night bar and restaurant nights out at $200 a pop are a bigger problem. Buying daily iced coffees is a symptom of a larger problem. Not necessarily the problem itself.

What?!? How is $1,300/year on iced coffee not a fiscal impact for your average American? That’s like 2% the gross median annual salary. 

Did you even read the article, or jump to the comments after reading the title? It specifically says, multiple times, that the little things AREN’T to blame, rather it’s a spending mindset.