For example, cost of airfare, hotel (overnight stay), rental car, meals, etc.I didn't do this earlier in my career and had to learn it the hard way!

I just know that I haven't missed any meals.'

I am not in the business of selling these deals, so hopefully you can take my feedback as just from genuine experience.1) Meet everyone, meet references: Phone is good, and works for some people, but I always go in person and share a meal.

That’s a nice meal, their cable tv bill, or much less than they spend on short vacation.

Meal and drinks on me when I touch down in the city!

One of my new office mates is less than 1.5 years old and she's constantly interrupting me with requests for O-meal...or maybe I'm interrupting her with my attempts to work.

I had to pay for meals.

It's cool helping feed all your families at least for a meal or two.

Lets call a spade a spade.For example, do you enjoy eating bland rice and beans at home for every meal or would PREFER going out to a restaurant with friends and family most days?

Anytime you outsource work (like the cooking of the meal) it will cost more as those people need to be paid.So the real question you need to ask yourself is what is better for you?