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£5 but that's for my husband and 2 lads.0
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I usually take a packed lunch and I'd guess that costs around £0.50 to £1.00. I eat at the uni at least once a week, though (:beer: _pale_ ) and that's about £6.00 to £6.50 (including a drink).0
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i take a pack up, sandwiches crisps and some lovely home made cake. now its getting colder the flask would be most uesful for soup for those long cold days in the taxi :santa2:0
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How much do you think you spend on lunch every day?
i spend about £4.00 each day0 -
Usually about 50p I would say on a packed lunch but upto £5 on treat out occasionally to meet friends!!:beer:0
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I generally spend (for two adults and two children) £2 a day. If my son has a school dinner it cost £1.800
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I seem to go through phases - for a few weeks running I'll be really good and take in salad, leftovers or HM broth (50p - £1 max) and then I slip for a few weeks and buy JP and a drink from the canteen (£4 + :eek::eek::eek:). I keep cereal in my drawer for emergencies
JUST DO IT ONE BRICK AT A TIMEPROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTSWeekly Budget: groceries£50/petrol£50/Unnecesary£15DEBT PAID = 58% (£4,212/£8216):T0 -
Nothing i live at home with the parents and take a packed lunch to work every day. Saving for a house of my own so cant afford to pay for lunch every day!!! lol
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Hmmm...now let me see, how much do i spend on lunch ..... well here goes
tescos blackcurrant squash made up at home in a reuseable bottle = 7p
plastic bread - kingsmill presliced brown bread 2 slices = 10p
filling for sandwich roughly = 40p
flora marg = 2p max
apple = 20p
yoghat (when on special offer) = 20p
thats about so, so total = 99p a day :j
Best price is when a rep comes during lunch time and gives a talk - they bring lunch and then ofcourse its FREE!!! :rotfl:
.MFW 158 - Wanna be Mortgage free in 2 years (sept 2010)1st Jan 2008 - Mortgage £30,478.97, Term 6yrs 9m2008 Total OP = £7,859. Mortgage reduced to £15,938.20, Term Reduced by 3yrs 2m to 3yrs 7m2009 Total OP = £11,339. Term reduced by 3yrs 7m:TMortgage free Dec 2009 :T0 -
I work from home so I don't spend much at all. I'm either eating leftovers from the night before or spending between 50p - £1.50 on my lunch.0
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