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August save on work lunches challenge

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  • net78
    net78 Posts: 58 Forumite
    whoops bought lunch yesterday, First time this month !
    One debt v 100 days take 4(1.9.10-10.12.10) Littlewoods £126.05 Paid off 23/11/10 7 days early , then the washing machine gave up boooo
    one debt v 100days take6 (15/08/11-23/11/11)-capital one credit card £1902.91 paid off 4/11/11 19 days early:j
  • nodwah
    nodwah Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    MrGreen wrote: »
    Hope you resist the temptation, to make it easier try and take something that you'll enjoy eating with you to work.

    Good luck

    I did resist!
    I also had an extra morning at work today so lunch not required but someone else gave me biccies! yay!
    Just call me Nodwah the thread killer
  • La_escocesa
    La_escocesa Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi everyone :wave:

    Back for another week!

    Got myself a veggie delight - big bag of dry soya mince in Ts wholefoods £1.35 for 375g. Have just bunged 100g in a pot with tomato, stock, onion, chillies and seasoning and going to add that to a few things this week. I am thinking: with potatoes, in a tortilla wrap, in pasta and then something different for the other 2 days.

    Good luck everyone!

    I have averaged at 2 lunches out per week this month :eek: so hoping this week will be better...
  • Afternoon all

    Was really good this week and took lunches for 4 days and my OH met me for lunch and bought me a sandwich :D

    Will hopefully be successful all this week too but then I'm off on my hols next week so will try and make our own lunches instead of buying lunches out - must work in discipline!!

    Peaches x
    *~* Baby Girl born 29.10.10 - Isobelle Grace *~*
    Lloyds TSB - £2,350 Barclaycard - £850
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2011 #1048

  • eleanor73
    eleanor73 Posts: 1,615 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Friday I had a bargain bin ready meal out of the freezer and salad and today I had leftover risotto and salad. still on track 0/11 days so far :j
    Since starting again after beanie: June 2016: Child development DVDs, Massive Attack tickets. July: Aberystwyth trip, hotmilk nightie. Aug: £10 Hipp Organic vouchers, powerpack. September: Sunglasses. October: £30 poundland vouchers.
  • MRS_A_3
    MRS_A_3 Posts: 113 Forumite
    I'm only working 1 day this week (work full time ) so I will bow out until Friday when I will take my cheese sandwiches to work lol.

    I have kept up with not buying lunch for the rest of the time so pretty chuffed with me sen :D
    DMP member no 390

    Start date August 2010 - End date June 2019 (but working on it) Now down to September 2018 - now August 2017:j
  • Nottoobadyet
    Nottoobadyet Posts: 1,754 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Today I had my favorite grilled flat mushroom with pesto sandwich and an (entire head!) of steamed broccoli. Om nom.
    Mortgage free by 30:eek:: £28,000/£100,000
    :DDebt free as of 1 October, 2010:D
    Taking my frugal life on the road!
  • Well I forgot my lunch yesterday so I've now bought my second and final lunch for the month. Only the 17th though so I'll have to be very disciplined from now on!
  • eleanor73
    eleanor73 Posts: 1,615 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Nearly gave in this morning - what I'd planned I realised was 'oven cook' but managed to find a ready meal in the freezer that was microwave cook! Still going.....really fancy a burrito now though. Will not give in (well not til September 1st anyway!)
    Since starting again after beanie: June 2016: Child development DVDs, Massive Attack tickets. July: Aberystwyth trip, hotmilk nightie. Aug: £10 Hipp Organic vouchers, powerpack. September: Sunglasses. October: £30 poundland vouchers.
  • Oh no, only managed 1 lunch last week but have clocked up 2 this week, so back on track :-)
    OD 0.00/300 Car 200/7000 CC 0.00/82
    Emergency Fund 0.00/5000
    Other 0.00/30000
    NSD 2/10
    :eek: Skintos!
    I need to make some money from somewhere :o
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