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October save on work lunches challenge

MrGreen
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Hello everyone and welcome to the October save on work lunches challenge, now into it's tenth month.
Please let me know what your target is for October, for anyone new to this challenge, it's to help you reduce the amount of money you spend on lunches at work by bringing in food from home, you'll find lots of people on here to help you with ideas on what to do and keep you motivated though the challenge. I've also posted the links to the previous months challenges below you can how people have got on and you'll see some lunch ideas too.
Challengers:
#1 - Mr Green - 2 bought lunches, the rest from home.
#2 - Nottoobadyet - 12 brought lunches
#3 - candy0107 - 20/21 lunche from home for 18 days
#4 - dazzler123 - 20/21 lunches from home
#5 - La escocesa - Lunch from home for 11/12 days
#6 - L7oopys - 15 lunches brought from home
#7 - Tete en l'Air - 20 days
#8 - eleanor73 - no more than 2 bought lunches
#9 - d3mon4ngel - no more than 2 bought lunches this month
#10 - beeswax - aiming for 16/17
#11 - podperson - 16/20 lunches from home
#12 - swampduck - no more than 2 bought lunches for October
#13 - Tigsteroonie - All lunches from home in October
#14 - aylithuk - no more than 3 bought lunches
#15 - Macca1983 - 14 days without spending money at work on lunches
#16 - chopper_99 - aiming for 15 days this month
#17 - Looneylamb - 21 lunches brought in this month
#18 - phoenix_dragon - aiming for 20 days of bringing lunch from home
#19 - missworks2jobs - All lunches brought from home
September
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2697705
August
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2632793
Please let me know what your target is for October, for anyone new to this challenge, it's to help you reduce the amount of money you spend on lunches at work by bringing in food from home, you'll find lots of people on here to help you with ideas on what to do and keep you motivated though the challenge. I've also posted the links to the previous months challenges below you can how people have got on and you'll see some lunch ideas too.
Challengers:
#1 - Mr Green - 2 bought lunches, the rest from home.
#2 - Nottoobadyet - 12 brought lunches
#3 - candy0107 - 20/21 lunche from home for 18 days
#4 - dazzler123 - 20/21 lunches from home
#5 - La escocesa - Lunch from home for 11/12 days
#6 - L7oopys - 15 lunches brought from home
#7 - Tete en l'Air - 20 days
#8 - eleanor73 - no more than 2 bought lunches
#9 - d3mon4ngel - no more than 2 bought lunches this month
#10 - beeswax - aiming for 16/17
#11 - podperson - 16/20 lunches from home
#12 - swampduck - no more than 2 bought lunches for October
#13 - Tigsteroonie - All lunches from home in October
#14 - aylithuk - no more than 3 bought lunches
#15 - Macca1983 - 14 days without spending money at work on lunches
#16 - chopper_99 - aiming for 15 days this month
#17 - Looneylamb - 21 lunches brought in this month
#18 - phoenix_dragon - aiming for 20 days of bringing lunch from home
#19 - missworks2jobs - All lunches brought from home
September
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2697705
August
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2632793
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Hi,
I'd like to join if that's ok. I would like to say that i will attempt to take lunches from home in to work for 18 days.
Thanks
Candy xxxDebts at the start of my journey - about £23,000 lightbulb moment 01.03.2007 (1st payment to CCCS)..Debt Free Date 25.06.2013 Deposit savings £17,000/£30,0000 -
I would like to join and bring in 20/21 lunches from home for this month pleaseProud to be dealing with my debts"Everyone who got to where they are had to begin where they were." Richard Paul Evans0
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Hi :wave:
I'm in this month. Didn't sign up last month and I really noticed the difference. Only in the office 12 days this month so sure it can be done, but maybe give myself some leeway...
Lunch from home for 11/12 days please!0 -
I would like to join this please!
I'm in work 18 days this month and I would like to aim for 15 lunches brought from home! :-)Freebies received:
£5 M&S Voucher, Dog Lead, Jordans cereal
2 x Grolsch Glasses, Beatles DVD, Nivea lip gloss
Twinnings tea bags, Nivea samples
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Purina one cat food, Kool patch0 -
Hello all - I joined in September and managed 16 of 18 days, which was acceptable I suppose! I'd like to take part again this month and am aiming for 20 days - that means I can have a bought lunch each week. 2/2 work days so far with homemade soup on Friday and cream cheese sarnies with cupasoup today. Good luck all!Weightloss: 14.5/65lb0
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I am in again. Please can I be put down for no more than 2 lunches?
I didn't use my one bought lunch last month :jso that's 2 months with no bought lunches.
Oct - Fri work bought us lunch and today I have a random lunch of a little bit of leftover chinese takeaway and half a pot of hummous and a pitta.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.0 -
I'd like to join in again please.
Put my down for no more than 2 bought lunches this month.
Good luck everyone::: Total Paid Since LBM (27/05/10): £4639.85 Official Debt Gone!! :T ::::AThat money talks, I don't deny, I heard it once, it said "Goodbye"~ VSP2011: #104 ~
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Hello everyone,
#3 - candy0107, #4 - dazzler123, #5 - La escocesa, #6 - L7oopys, #7 - Tete en l'Air, #8 - eleanor73, #9 - d3mon4ngel you guys have been added to the list, Good luck.
I made a SweetnSour stir fry last night with lots of it left over it's been my lunch and I've bought it with me to work for dinner as well.Nearly debt free
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Hi
I'd like to join this month please. My lunchtime spending has been spiralling out of control recently! I'm aiming for 16/17.October no spend on lunches 2/17 so far.0 -
Would like to join this as well please, have really slipped backwards on this lately so need to make more of an effort. Will say no more then one bought lunch a week and will try to take my own drinks most days as well as I am getting really bad for that. So think that will make me 16/20 and bought lunch today as I overslept so not off to a good start0
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