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January 2014- Take Your Lunch To Work Thread.

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  • natlie
    natlie Posts: 1,707 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Hi 7/18 Toast and a chunk of cheese, colleague brought in crumpets for us today so had one of those and a banana for breakfast
    Nat
    DMP 2021-2024: £30,668 £0 🥳

    Current debt: £7823.62 7720.52 7417.94
  • sams247
    sams247 Posts: 1,365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Photogenic
    Today we have tuna and pasta salad. I want to try and invest in a blender so I can bring in warm soups. My local bagueete shop (where I used to love to go but the money.........) sells hot soup for £1.80 and I used to think that was a good deal, but then whilst I was there I'd just have a packet of crisps, and maybe a slice of her HM cake and before I knew it I was handing over a fiver.

    So LTW #32 8/18
      To those who are given much, much is expected
        £2025 in 2025 = £680.60
          Food Budget £180/9.30.
            Fiver Friday #13 £35
          1. WantToBeSE
            WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
            I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
            Morning All, updated to here :)

            I have an unexpected day off work! Car trouble, but nothing unexpected and will be resolved today (new battery). So will eat my LTW (Tomato soup) at home :)
            £10k of Debt

            Debt Free Diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=6026621
          2. mannysmom
            mannysmom Posts: 32 Forumite
            Day 7/20 all done. Cheese and coleslaw sandwich and an apple. Same again tomorrow - looking forward to it :)
          3. Broke_Kitty
            Broke_Kitty Posts: 305 Forumite
            Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker Savvy Shopper!
            edited 15 January 2014 at 3:13PM
            I'm on 6/15 now, beef stew yesterday and chicken curry today! I love my slow cooker :D
            LBM moment Nov 2013
            Barclaycard 0% [STRIKE]£2,719.64[/STRIKE] £1,575.22♦ Virgin 0% [STRIKE]£3,224.00[/STRIKE] £2,533.08♦ MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1,994.72[/STRIKE] £2,473.53♦ Lloyds Card 0% [STRIKE]£1740[/STRIKE] £1,260♦ Loan 22.80% APR [STRIKE]£3,585.63[/STRIKE] GONE:j ♦ Invisalign 0% [STRIKE]£2,493.26[/STRIKE] GONE :jOriginal Total: [STRIKE]£13,120.17[/STRIKE] Now: £7,841.43
          4. Shortie
            Shortie Posts: 2,224 Forumite
            Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
            Day 9 done for me :D

            I packed up some left over curry for today and ended up working from home instead - but still munched my planned lunch
            April 2021 Grocery Challenge 34.29 / 250
          5. lovelife79
            lovelife79 Posts: 116 Forumite
            Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
            #82 4/12 days

            Dayshift today :-)

            Only spent 35p on milk for weetabix this am
            Then had homemade soup n a sandwich for lunch plud fruit for evening break. Going home for homemade curry (hopefully as long as oh has made it!!)
          6. Dozey_crow
            Dozey_crow Posts: 312 Forumite
            Hello all,

            I was AWOL yesterday as we were busy making a chocolate birthday cake for my colleagues birthday today.. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting filling... Mmmm... yep diet is going well then :rotfl:.

            I have had leek and potato soup for the last two days so I am reporting 9/22. Slabs of chocolate cake aside the rest has been quite healthy.
          7. WantToBeSE
            WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
            I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
            Evening All :)

            Dozey Crow- i am ignoring your chatter about chocolate cake ;) I MUST RESIST any rubbish food. I am determined to lose 2lbs this week...not that i would know if i did, i STILL don't have scales! Da Nile is NOT just a river in Egypt, as my Mum always says! :rotfl: I WILL be a size 12, i will, i WILL!!!

            Not working tomorrow, will be having tomato soup again..yum!
            £10k of Debt

            Debt Free Diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=6026621
          8. highlandlady72
            highlandlady72 Posts: 166 Forumite
            Evening. Days 7 & 8 (#66) now done. Just my usual rolls/sandwiches. Yesterday, it was chicken & today it was some tinned salmon on them.
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