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  • I have 3 kids so i think i spend roughly £5-6 a day:j
  • Nudge
    Nudge Posts: 6,979 Forumite
    I use what is in the house normally a sandwich a bag of crisps
    and some fruit, so I consider it to be free as it is in the home
    anyway and part of the shopping that i always buy.
    maybe the odd time i will buy some extra sandwich meat so i
    would say maybe £1 at most
  • divadee
    divadee Posts: 10,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I spent approx £1-£1.50 on my lunch delending how hungry i am :D
  • spudz_2
    spudz_2 Posts: 17 Forumite
    I usually spend about 1.50 on lunch if I buy any but I do try and bring my own from home.:p
  • Soma
    Soma Posts: 699 Forumite
    my lunch costs £1.29 - a jacket potato and tuna from the canteen
  • harryharp
    harryharp Posts: 1,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    About £1 as I have sandwiches etc. at home
  • cjh302
    cjh302 Posts: 11 Forumite
    I reckon maybe £1.50... packed lunches for the win :)
  • bek1980
    bek1980 Posts: 30 Forumite
    I always take a packed lunch so i spend less than a pound a day.
  • I work at home and make my own lunch. It probably costs less than £1 most days, but on the days I have leftovers from last night's dinner to warm up it's effectively "free".

    OH takes a packed lunch with an apple, a home made muesli bar and a snadwich (home made bread) so that costs under £1 too.
    How sweet it is to do nothing..... and then rest afterwards.
  • I would guess that my lunch, my husbands lunch and lunch for the 2 dds costs around £3.00
    Loving the dtd thread. x
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