October save on work lunches challenge

Tete_en_l'Air

Fail today it's because I've been paid and already used up my tins of soup etc before payday! Going to try and make a pot of soup tonight though for the final two days!

JAMIEDODGER

Have managed to have lunch at home/from home every day of October so far except one which was when I went to the pub for lunch with the mums from school last week. Lunches for the rest of the month planned so will be 30/31 days for me.

I will be doing this again in november as this alone has saved me a fortune!

Nottoobadyet

back in the UK and back on the wagon!

Pasta pesto today with lots of mushrooms and carrots.

Nottoobadyet

Where is everyone today?

I had some fantastic leftover veggie chili (thanks to the OS board) and a roll, both from home. I also have half a container of chili and a roll in the fridge for tomorrow, so no excuse to go out on friday!

missworks2jobs

Off the wagon - so close to the end of the month. I bought some bananas on the way to work.:(

I''ve got no fruit left in the house and I was screaming for something other than soup/pasta or bread for lunch. They were discounted as they were all yellow (green ones were full price) but I wanted to eat them straight away anyway. reduced to 59p for a bunch of 8 fairtrade ones. so its only a teeny fail.

Having the other half of my 10veggie soup (although watered down with boiling kettle water to make it go a bit further) and some bread today. Also got a yogurt and my bananas. We're out of free biccies from sales reps...but I could always break into that chocolate orange from the stationery co thats been sitting in the fridge for weeks.

Not sure what to have 2moro, there's not a lot left in the cupboards at home. I might go for scrambled egg or beans on toast.

MrGreen

Looking at my notes (sadly I do keep notes!) I've now bought three lunches but only spent £5.20 not sure if this good or bad. My stock of coupons helped when buying lunch (& shopping) from tesco.

My frozen stir-fry done me well for a few days and I have been using up my supply of tins at work so will have to replinish my stock.

With three more dinner/lunches left for me this month, will have to work at not spending any more this month.

Tete_en_l'Air

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

Pasta pesto today with lots of mushrooms and carrots.

Ooh - yummy - this is totally what I'm going to have tomorrow, you've inspired me!

missworks2jobs wrote: »

Off the wagon - so close to the end of the month. I bought some bananas on the way to work.:(

I''ve got no fruit left in the house and I was screaming for something other than soup/pasta or bread for lunch. They were discounted as they were all yellow (green ones were full price) but I wanted to eat them straight away anyway. reduced to 59p for a bunch of 8 fairtrade ones. so its only a teeny fail.

I wouldn't count that as a fail! It's a grocery item really - and as long as you hevan't gone and spent £5 in M&S or £3 in Boots I think it's OK

Cheese sandwich and cupasoup for me today - 17/20, will be pleased if I do manage to make some pasta tonight and make it to 18!

missworks2jobs

Well i'm absolutely starving, had the last of my bananas this morning and was still craving a sugar hit so I attacked the chocolate orange we've had in the fridge for months. As i've eaten a hefty chunk of it...the remainder is hidden in my drawer (naughty naughty). You watch no-ones bothered with it all these weeks but I bet someone notices the instant its missing. oops.

I've got packet macaroni cheese for lunch and brought in a little tub of chopped up spring onion and half a yellow pepper from the dregs left in the bottom of the fridge. Payday today woo-hoo! and shopping on the weekend so next month i'm hoping to keep up the good work.

phoenix_dragon

Well I've been ill since last Friday, so I've been at home. If I've counted correctly, I got my 20/20

Tete_en_l'Air

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

Pasta pesto today with lots of mushrooms and carrots.

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

Ooh - yummy - this is totally what I'm going to have tomorrow, you've inspired me!!

Pesto pasta with mushrooms and cherry tomatoes today, plus a packet of crisps I found under the passenger seat in the car(!). Made it to 18/20 which isn't bad at all I don't think! Only two work days in a month where I bought lunch

I'm on holiday next week but will join in again for the rest of Nov, I make that 17 work days, so might aim for 16...

Miss, just feign surprise and anger that the chocolate orange has been taken! That would never happen in my work, the boss put a big tin of chocs out the other day as a thank you for something and I swear they didn't last the hour out!