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January save on work lunches challenge

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  • Lipic
    Lipic Posts: 20 Forumite
    Can I join please - Lipic? I normally spend £4.10 a day on lunch, 4 time a week and since the beginning of the month I've bought in my own. Trying to cut back where I can to clear debts. :)
  • MrGreen
    MrGreen Posts: 585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Pasta, sandwiches and rice is what I've bought in this week to add to my no spend days, another two days to go to complete the month and reach my target of 4/5.

    Currently 14/18 NSD's at work
    Nearly debt free
  • I actually had a couple of days where I had to buy a soda (thats a total of £2 spent on drinks all month) since the drinking water was contaminated. Other than that I haven't spent anything, besides on bills.
    Total debt at lightbulb moment (Jan 2010): £23410
    Target for Dec 2011: £17000
    Lloyds - Early Jan: £[STRIKE]2040[/STRIKE] Feb: £[STRIKE]2050[/STRIKE] Mar: £0
    Other Lloyds @ highest: £9800 Feb: £9800

    Current debt: £23420
  • elisamoose
    elisamoose Posts: 1,124 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Managed every working day this month .All I have bought is a bottle of water twice on my way home at 3.30pm when I realised I had not had time for a drink since 7am!
    So pleased to have avoided the grotty garage sandwiches! (the only place within walking distance of school).
  • Nottoobadyet
    Nottoobadyet Posts: 1,754 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi York and Lipic -

    can you let me know what your challenges are (buying just once a week? no spending at work at all?) and i'll add you to the feb thread
    Mortgage free by 30:eek:: £28,000/£100,000
    :DDebt free as of 1 October, 2010:D
    Taking my frugal life on the road!
  • jayss
    jayss Posts: 543 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 28 January 2010 at 2:43PM
    Total failure today :mad: realised half way to bus stop I'd not picked up lunch :(

    As I didnt do pub lunch last week I'm okay for the month but pretty disappointed.
  • josephine82
    josephine82 Posts: 469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 28 January 2010 at 3:33PM
    I am at 19/19 no buying lunch so far- woohoo! One more day and I'll have managed it every day- Hurrah!

    Can I be a part of the February thread if there is one? i'm hooked!
    Debt free as of 2 October 2009
    Mortgage free as of 27 March 2024
  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    scrapped the jacket potato and bought myself a tesco ripoff of the innocent veg pots as a treat fo doing so well this month. looking forward to keeping up the challenge next month
    know thyself
    Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...
  • rictus123
    rictus123 Posts: 2,560 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    Still no baker for me :)
    Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wow, last day tomorrow!! It's been a real treat this month - I've not even missed my hot roast pork sarnies.

    Today I had HM potato salad. mmm. Tomorrow is going to be my left over pearly barley risotto from last week.

    xx
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