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Packed Lunches for MFW

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  • LauraWxx
    LauraWxx Posts: 565 Forumite
    I've bought my lunch every day of 2013 up until now....bought some home made soup that in all honesty is vile!! just tried a couple of spoonfuls and cannot face anymore!! Would normally go without but as I forgot breakfast as well I am giving and going to go out and get something...gutted I have failed this week!
    2019 Totals: Savings: £929.53 / Mortgage OP - £746.32

    Grocery challange April: £130.17of £500 target remaining
  • Sat in the airport lounge waiting for my flight back to the big Island after a meeting this morning and am quietly smug that I have soup and pitta waiting in my car for when I get back and head into to office. Plus I've got a couple of packets of biscuits from the lounge as a free treat!
    4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free

    MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
    Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,000
  • HM Chicken & Ham Wrap with Salad for me.

    Small piece of Christmas Cake, yesterdays banana and a chocolate mousse for snacks.

    First day this week I have managed to do my porridge at work - its been manic!

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • No bread in the house and was sick of soup or salad so imagined I would be buying a filled roll from the hospital 'league of fiends'. However, cooked a rasher of bacon and took a pot with my own BLT filling; bought a plain roll (70p) stuffed it with my own filling...delicious and pennies only spent.
  • Today I have LO HM Chinese Food from Saturday.

    So a mix of chicken chow mein, egg fried rice with peas and chilli vegetable stir fry. Can't wait till lunchtime.

    Had porridge this morning and I have a banana for a snack in case I can't wait till lunch;

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • Chunky Vegetable, Lentil & Barley Soup with a pita pocket for me today (one of three reduced pots that I got from Waitrose on Friday night and are now in the freezer!).
    4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free

    MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
    Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,000
  • Soup again today from the freezer stock, spicy butterbean, and of course a pita pocket. How long till lunch...!
    4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free

    MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
    Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,000
  • I'm with you AG - starving today!

    Ham sandwich on seeded bread today. Pkt of Velvet Crunch, small piece of Christmas cake (just 2 pieces left now) and banana.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • Tinned Salmon sandwich on seeded bread today. Christmas cake (just one to go now) and a banana.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • Mentox
    Mentox Posts: 38 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    I never went out during work to get food, it looks like something British not to make your own lunch box. At least that's the impression I get here at work. The British go out while the foreigners bring their own lunch.

    I buy Sainsbury chocolate paste and their jam. Then I have a whole bread from Kingsmill.

    Chocolate 1.48
    Jam 1.59
    Bread 1.25
    Fruit ~2.00

    I make two sandwiches (so 4 slices) a day. So I spend around ~£6 a week for my lunch. In the morning I eat the cornflakes (35p for 500g) with milk and sugar.
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