PSA: My $40 meal prep container set saved me from takeout temptation

I bought a set of 10 glass meal prep containers from Target for $40 last month and it changed my spending habits. Before that, I was ordering takeout 4 nights a week because I had no easy grab-and-go lunches or dinners. Now I cook 3 big batches on Sunday and save about $60 per week on food. Has anyone else found a single purchase that helped them stop impulse spending?

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oliviat171mo agoMost Upvoted

Those $40 containers just feed my impulse to buy more organizing stuff I don't actually need.

linda5001mo ago

Oh man, I was totally in the same boat as you thinking those containers were just clutter! But I grabbed a cheap set for my lunch stuff and now I actually look forward to packing my own food instead of blowing $15 on a fast food run. It's wild how just having a system makes you actually use it, you know?