A personal chef to come to your house is much more expensive than a takeout salad. I would love to see a link to such a service that is affordable.

This conversation is pretty meaningless without numbers on "not that expensive" and "more expensive than you think".

You’re right. I paid $300 plus food costs for a week of meals.

15,000 a year. That's a lot.

hmm i’ve thought about this but thought it would be way too expensive. any more details on how you did this? what area do you live in? how much approx was it? you let them in your house in the afternoon and they cook and have it ready for when you go home?