August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge

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  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 578 Forumite
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    Today's lunch.
    - Mexican Quinoa Salad - was rather mushy won't be having it again tomorrow sadly, will need to adjust saving :(
    67p
    - Bread roll 30p
    - Banana 20p
    - Granola square 13p
    Total £1.30
    Saving of £1.70
    Aiming to early retire in April 2025 - DC pension currently £350k 
  • FatVonD
    FatVonD Posts: 5,315 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Hello all and welcome to destabilising :)

    I've been really tardy about posting but glad to see you all keeping the faith ;)

    Me this week:

    Monday
    Leftover cauliflower cheese £1 and half a tin of sweet corn 23p

    Tuesday
    YS tuna and cucumber sandwich 26p and crisps 16p

    Today
    YS SFC pasta salad 40p

    So a total spend of £2.05 for three days saving £6.95 :T
    Make £25 a day in April £0/£750 (March £584, February £602, January £883.66)

    December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 578 Forumite
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    Lunch for today and yesterday was the same

    Pitta Bread, feta cheese, tomatoes and a banana. Weird combination I know! Saved about £2 per day on this.
    Aiming to early retire in April 2025 - DC pension currently £350k 
  • swimminginaseaofdebt
    swimminginaseaofdebt Posts: 942 Forumite
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    Evening everyone :hello:

    Took lunch to work on Mon (pasta), Tue (cheese sandwiches) and Wed (cheese sandwiches) so that's me achieved 5 out of my 13 days to date. My lunches are pretty boring!
    VSPC 2019 #10 - £168.80/£100 VSPC 2020 #4 - £262.03/£200 VSPC 2021 #9 - £242.88/£200 VSPC 2022 #3 - £188.03/£200 VSPC 2023 #7 - £0/£200
  • FatVonD
    FatVonD Posts: 5,315 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    YS ploughman' sandwich total which cost 13p :T My local Mr T chop and change between reducing by 80% and 90% and this was a good day!

    I had it with crisps from a multipack so another 16p so a total of 29p saving me £2.71

    I need to update my totals, I forgot to do it last night.
    Make £25 a day in April £0/£750 (March £584, February £602, January £883.66)

    December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10
  • Destabilising
    Destabilising Posts: 46 Forumite
    Chicken Sandwich - probs around 30p
    Apple
    Cucumber sticks - 17p tops
    Tomatos - 30p tops
  • FatVonD
    FatVonD Posts: 5,315 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I had a YS all day breakfast sandwich, interesting, I'm not sure I'd buy it again but it only cost me 36p and some crisps from a multipack for 16p so a total of 52p with a saving of 2.48
    Make £25 a day in April £0/£750 (March £584, February £602, January £883.66)

    December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 578 Forumite
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    FatVonD wrote: »
    I had a YS all day breakfast sandwich, interesting, I'm not sure I'd buy it again but it only cost me 36p and some crisps from a multipack for 16p so a total of 52p with a saving of 2.48
    Hi FatVonD,
    Please can you tell me what YS stands for, I am probably being dumb. Also, how can you get a sandwich for 36p?
    :)
    Aiming to early retire in April 2025 - DC pension currently £350k 
  • Lauralozzle
    Lauralozzle Posts: 719 Forumite
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    I've still been doing well just forgot to post!

    Monday -annual leave so no packed lunch

    Tuesday: ham salad sandwich with fruit salad

    Wednesday: leftover macaroni and cheese pasta bake

    Thursday: ham salad sandwich with fruit salad and tunnocks wafer bar

    Friday: ham salad sandwich with fruit salad and tunnocks wafer bar

    I'm really quite proud of myself :D
    February Grocery Budget: £190.75/£350.00
    NST no. NSD 4/15
  • CompletelyLost
    CompletelyLost Posts: 2,862 Forumite
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    edited 13 August 2017 at 9:40AM
    Hello,

    Just checking in to report my sins. Last week started off well and I took lunch in Mon-Wed. By Wednesday I was dreading lunch, as all week was cheese and cucumber sandwiches, which normally I love but I am now sick of the sight of.

    The latter end of the week was so much of a fail. Plus I'm working today and have already indulged in a Mcdonald's breakfast.

    My total spend this week is £13. Still only a third of what I would normally spend.

    ETA: Looking at all of your interesting lunches, I think I need to be a bit more creative next week so that I don't get bored and give up.
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