July save on work lunches challenge

Jojo1daffy

Tesco does some quite nice microwave pasta meals in their healthy eating range for a quid and also Sainsbury's has an ok chicken curry and rice again a quid. I take one of those to work along with some microwave veg (those that come in separate portions). So lunch costs me about £1.30 a day. When I used to buy it everyday I was spending about £3-£5 per day. Jeez. That's a potential £100 a month spend reduced to approx £26!

titchthepunkess

Hi CaN I join also please

I roughly plan out my dinners for work by either using leftovers or bringing in my own, one of my faves at the min is sausage and beans on toast yum yum

I plan on buying 1 per week which is a brunch butty as a treat on a Friday - So for August I plan on buying 3 as I am on holiday on the 6th

eleanor73

I have just found this thread again - I did this in January and was so proud of myself at the end of the month. I am definitely going to get involved again in August:T:T

MrGreen

titchthepunkess wrote: »

Hi CaN I join also please

I roughly plan out my dinners for work by either using leftovers or bringing in my own, one of my faves at the min is sausage and beans on toast yum yum

I plan on buying 1 per week which is a brunch butty as a treat on a Friday - So for August I plan on buying 3 as I am on holiday on the 6th

Hi and welcome, We'll add you to the August challenge, the new tread will probably be started at the end of the week for Monday the 2nd.

MrGreen

After a suggestion by Crap_with_money.com that I could keep some Super Noodles at work for emergencies, I poped into Tesco, they currently have Batchelors Super Noodles on offer, not too sure if they are much cheaper than normal, 61p each, buy 2 get 2 till free http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255447864

Works out to be just over 30p a (100g) pack

Wee_Jo

Hi MrGreen! :hello:

I did it! Yippeeeee! 0 bought lunches in July again! :j

Thank you for arranging the thread - I will be back next month!! Oh and by the way, I was Jo_Rourke, now Wee_Jo because somebody tried to do something dodgy with my account so had to change username :mad:

Have a good weekend!

Jo

MrGreen

Wee_Jo wrote: »

Hi MrGreen! :hello:

I did it! Yippeeeee! 0 bought lunches in July again! :j

Well done, you done really well, much better than me.

Thanks to 415SanFran's suggestion that I keep some crackers at work, well I've had to use up some of my supplies at work as I was a bit late for work and didn't have anything prepared for lunch, so it was Pickle, crackers and peanuts with tea for lunch, doesn't sound very appetising but it was this or going 2 over my target.

Hope everyone else's challenge went well. Look out for the August challenge Sunday afternoon.

swampduck

Well I didnt go over my two bought lunches for the month- so I'm happy with that for July

Swampy

415SanFran

I did well this month did not go over, this was helped as usual by getting an order from approved foods. Savings on the drinks alone have been substansial, I think I have spent around 50 pounds this month for the three of us, so that means that I can put 100 into saving, as that is what I used to spend often more when the children were buying sanwiches and collage and buying drinks out of the machine.

Also the weather eating in the park with all the nice flowers around and the trees in full bloom, has really helped, OK so the weather has turned of late but I have been lucky so far with rain only twice I think.

Please will you add me for next month Mrgreen?
Have a good weekwnd all

MrGreen

I've started the August challenge here...
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2632793