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  • eveie189
    eveie189 Posts: 301 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    £1.50 per day
    April GC 9th-7th may £0/£320
  • precious2dmosthigh
    precious2dmosthigh Posts: 2 Newbie
    I work from home, so it will part of my household budget - no extras for lunch
  • Tallullah
    Tallullah Posts: 39 Forumite
    I work from home, so probably about a quid. I make a big pot of soup twice a week and bake my own bread!
  • Pitus
    Pitus Posts: 1 Newbie
    I spend on average £1, as I often eat dinner leftovers for lunch:-).
  • cakegirl_2
    cakegirl_2 Posts: 1 Newbie
    Probably not much - I make my own bread and have sandwiches at home so maybe 50p?
  • ilikethissite
    ilikethissite Posts: 4 Newbie
    about £1, most of the time its lunch from home.
  • cathy163
    cathy163 Posts: 24 Forumite
    I eat at home as work mornings. Sometimes I stay later and need to buy lunch and spend £2 for soup and sandwich in subsidised canteen.

    No excuse for buying lunch though as do packed lunch for husband and youngest son. Oldest son spends £1.50 - £2 per day at school on wrap and drink - not cool to take packed lunch to High School you know......
  • dancercazz
    dancercazz Posts: 1 Newbie
    i spend about £2 per day on my lunches and could do with cutting it down
  • bargainious
    bargainious Posts: 10 Forumite
    If I take a pack lunch this is often around £1, probably £3 if I end up going to the local supermarket at lunch and upto £10 when we head to the pub for a treat/leaving do!!! Always love the pub but just realised what a difference it is!!!!!
  • Nico151
    Nico151 Posts: 110 Forumite
    Depends on the day but probably average about £2.50.

    If only Subway wasn't so delicious, i could save a fortune!
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