I know what you mean because I'm similar but I get to work from home and have time to cook. People have different jobs and responsibilities so I don't want to say everyone needs to eat like a scrub like me/us. So I'm empathetic.

I wouldn't buy lunch every day though if I could help it for sure though. Once or twice a week for me. Not sure if you've ever done it before but I did Huel (powdered meal replacement) for lunch for months.

I think the $70 could be justified back in the day by saying they need to make deals and since they're representing their countries then they shouldn't need to worry about this. I don't think anyone cares about that anymore after seeing all the rampant corruption shoved in their faces on a regular basis.