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January 2014- Take Your Lunch To Work Thread.

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  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Is it a best before or a use by?

    If it still smells ok it should be fine, but you should use it soon!
  • freyamae
    freyamae Posts: 32 Forumite
    Can I join this Ive been a bit of a lurker on the forums but I need to up my game as buying a house in the very near future and cant afford to keep popping to Tesco and coming out £5 worse off 2 or 3 times a week. Put me down for 16 days Have already started by making a chicken soup/ stew with pearl barley, peas,carrots and stock to fill me up!
  • B17c
    B17c Posts: 333 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Umm use by I think... Bought them at about 4pm on the 30th. Cooking them tonight, eating them tomorrow! :)
    Credit Card Debt:[STRIKE]£12991[/STRIKE] £12526
    14/12/18 27/12/18
    Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2019
    #126 £1900/£12526
  • BrandNewStart2014
    BrandNewStart2014 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Hello, I'd like to join please. I usually buy porridge,soup and a roll as well as fruit and tea. Comes to about £6.20 a day.

    22 days please
    Sealed pot challenge #304
    Take your lunch to work #59
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    B17c wrote: »
    I bought some salmon fillets on the 30th yellow stickered, they've been in the fridge the whole time. My mum wants to throw them out coz it's the 1st today, I would've thought they'd still be ok? What does everyone else think?

    I would give them the smell test. If they pass that, i'd eat them :)

    freyamae wrote: »
    Can I join this Ive been a bit of a lurker on the forums but I need to up my game as buying a house in the very near future and cant afford to keep popping to Tesco and coming out £5 worse off 2 or 3 times a week. Put me down for 16 days Have already started by making a chicken soup/ stew with pearl barley, peas,carrots and stock to fill me up!
    BrandNewStart2014 wrote: »
    Hello, I'd like to join please. I usually buy porridge,soup and a roll as well as fruit and tea. Comes to about £6.20 a day.

    22 days please

    Welcome :) Have added you all :)
    £10k of Debt

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  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    mannysmom wrote: »
    Can I join for [COLOR="bla[SIZE="7"]20 [/SIZE]ck"][/COLOR] days please?
    caravansaver wrote: »
    Count me in 20 days please.

    Sorry, i did multi quote you in my last post, but it didnt work for some reason!

    Welcome, will add you now :)
    £10k of Debt

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  • Shortie
    Shortie Posts: 2,224 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Right, I've kicked my own butt and sorted out lunch for tomorrow and Friday - leftover chilli, rice and hm chips - 2 portions worth. Feeling a tad more organised now, phew!
    April 2021 Grocery Challenge 34.29 / 250
  • kellbobs
    kellbobs Posts: 83 Forumite
    Hi can I join this my target is 20 days thanks
    Debt free, aim to be MF by 50 (Sept 2026)
    No more buying books...Read 33/40 Bought too many!
    EVERY PENNY'S A PRISONER :D
    Take lunch to work #60
  • B17c
    B17c Posts: 333 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    WantToBeSE wrote: »
    I would give them the smell test. If they pass that, i'd eat them :)

    I've eaten one fillet, seemed ok! Guess I'll find out...:eek:
    Credit Card Debt:[STRIKE]£12991[/STRIKE] £12526
    14/12/18 27/12/18
    Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2019
    #126 £1900/£12526
  • frooglefraggle
    frooglefraggle Posts: 298 Forumite
    can i join 20 days???
    I was going to do this myself as part of my new years resolution, but seeings as though there is a similar thread going!
    I already have day one done and dusted : 1/20
    Trying to do the same with the kids as eating out while we are out is costing a fortune! starting tomorrow (again) going to pack lunchpacks like i did when they were little!
    1% challenge £2015.50 = £20.16
    Make £2.50 a day £80.82/77.50
    Sealed pot opening Nov 2018: ???
    Going back to being to basics. And penny pinching in 2018 This will be my year 😘
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