January save on work lunches challenge

josephine82

2/5 for me today.
This is getting easy and i'm enjoying that sandwiches take only a few seconds to throw together the night before.
Have realised I might not do it on Friday as I'm out of the office for work and staying in a hotel Thursday night- but I hope to be taken out for lunch on Friday but if not I'll be buying lunch but claiming it back from work anyway- does that count???/!

PurpleJay

Just a quick update - Last week I was within my £3 budget (can't remember exactly) and brought food in each day for lunch. I did have breakfast here twice though but it was soooo cold and I fancied something hot!

This week I brought leftover curry from Sunday night for lunch but again had no breakfast so bought a cheese cob £1.30, boo.

Today I brought in porridge for breakfast (half price Oat so Simple at the Co-Op)- yummy. I just had to buy the milk to put in it but really that was a contribution towards the office supplies too so I am not counting that. Lunch was left over pasta from Monday tea

blueneleh

It's 7/7 for me so far.
I love this challenge as it's really forced me to be prepared and sort something out for lunch whereas previously I'd just think "I'll buy something at work" when there was nothing to hand. Hopefully I'll save loads of money.

Jacket potato and chilli for me again today (chilli was from last week which I froze). Making Macaroni Cheese tonight so will make loads and have that for lunch over the next couple of days.

Kayleighpea

Soup again for me today! 2 days in a row is too much already so got to make sure I sort something else out tonight to mix it up a bit! I'm thinking a tuna mayo filling for a jacket spud & maybe a little salad to go with it

Intergalactic_Floozie

Breakfast: Nowt. Although did scoff a load of biscuits (courtesy of work tea fund - it's no chuffing wonder I'm gaining lbs)

Lunch: Leftover corned beef hash.

MrGreen

Another spend free day today, off tomorrow but working Saturday.

4/8 so far

Tixy

So far so good for me - my challenge was not to buy lunch more than once per week. Well last week I didn't buy lunch at all, took it with me every day I was at work, and so far this week I'm 2/2. Actually this isn't proving to be too hard

Josephine - I think if work re-imburse you or treat you to lunch then that doesn't count!

longhauladdict

Hi

missed yesterday, had soup with me but had to go to another site early and couldn't warm it up so I had to buy lunch!!! Raaa!!
However, good again today, at a meeting and they forgot the buffet so ordered in fish and chips for us all...yum yum.

So 6/16 so far for me. got to buy lunch thurs and Fri but can claim back so really only tomorrow to go..yea xxx

izzydogsam

La_escocesa wrote: »

This bring-your-own-lunch thing is helping me out with much more than I imagined:
- I don't go into town on my lunch break and buy toiletries and other things I 'need'
- I'm saving the calories by not eating hot roast pork sandwiches every few days
- I'm working shorter lunches and building up flexi-time.

Perfect all round really! Woo!

Exactly same for me too! It's a revelation - can't believe how much I'm saving, both in terms of money and calories :T

Only downside is that I'm not spending so I'm not getting £2 coins in my change for one of my other challenges!

Lunch paid for by work for me today, so another cheap/free lunch day - yay!

izzydogsam

Forgot to say too that this year is the first time I have signed up for any of the MSE challenges, and I can't believe the difference it's making. It's really focussing my mind and I feel very chuffed each time I update my signature.

So, a huge thanks to all the lovely MSEs out there who set up these challenge threads for us all. Thank you from the bottom of my purse!