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Always Packing Really Inexpensive Lunches - Apr 2013 - Take your lunch to work thread

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  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aaargh the dreaded butter thief. I think it might have been FatVonD who had experience of this too.

    London Town -Yes fish and chips did used to wrapped in old newspapers but back then I think there was lead in the printing ink :eek: Freebie papers is the MSE way to go lol :money: (PS forgive my manners I forgot to say welcome to you :D)

    Hellos and welcomes to debtfree future, happy bunny and curlywurly :j

    happy bunny - nana sarnies are lush :drool: mashed up with a bit of sugar - yummy!
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • London_Town
    London_Town Posts: 313 Forumite
    Thank you for the welcome Kittie, that's very kind of you. I suppose I'm just "passing through" and hoped I could save someone's foil with my suggestion!

    I've been making my own office lunch for as long as I can remember now and it really does save you a fortune. It's great to see so many posters determined to address this drain on their finances. I've even stopped taking cash to work as it was so easy to spend it on junk food and rubbish.
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ^^ I know exactly what you mean!
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • happy_bunny_2
    happy_bunny_2 Posts: 4,488 Forumite
    London_Town wrote: »
    Hi Kittie,
    didn't fish and chips used to be sold in old newspaper or is that just an urban legend?!

    Oh definitely they did up north. Never did me any harm :)
    :beer:
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,470 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I am in again :)

    There are 21 working days for me this month and I will take lunch with me every day.

    Made and frozen this weeks. Ham and cheese with wholemeal bread, discos and grapes :D
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
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    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
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    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • Candlewick
    Candlewick Posts: 284 Forumite
    Kittie

    I have responded to Sas on the March thread but don't know how to link it here.

    Can you please explain how I do that or alternatively, can you please do the honours?

    Thank you. :D

    CW
    NSD Challenge 2015: Jan 20 / 20 (2 x 5 in-a-row) / Feb 5 / 12 (4 in-a-row) :D

    Lesson learnt from 2012: I cannot be trusted to credit card stooze!

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  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi 32b3 mmm discos, haven't had them for ages :D
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    here you are CW:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=60357077&postcount=128

    (to copy a post, right click on the post number, click copy shortcut, go back to new post and right click to paste ;))
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • Gazza1964
    Gazza1964 Posts: 320 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Here's one I take to work - quite filling and 180 Cals a tin

    Tesco Light Choices Lentil And Vegetable Soup 400G @ 59p

    Bit high on salt but worth a try.
  • black_cat
    black_cat Posts: 703 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Please can I join?
    17 lunches at work for me.
    I almost always take lunch to work - but this challenge will stop me raiding the chocolate machine! I go through phases where I can't resist it. I need to take snacks to work with me as well as lunches.

    Thanks for the ideas, Shortie! :)
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