Reminds me of when my fish tank filter kept me up for a month straight, just white noise now.

repeat meals are the whole trick" is pretty much what my buddy swears by too. He did the same 4 dinners every week for like 3 months and saved a ton, but around week 10 he started dreading dinner time so bad he'd just snack instead of cooking. What worked for him was keeping 3 meals on lock and then swapping in one new cheap recipe every other week, so it never felt like a punishment. You're not lazy for repeating stuff, thats just how a budget works, but if you start skipping meals or ordering out because you're bored, the savings go out the window anyway. Feels like variety is less about the food and more about not burning out on the whole routine.