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January 2014- Take Your Lunch To Work Thread.

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  • Delilahh
    Delilahh Posts: 476 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    12/10 for me today!
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 306
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hit target yesterday and today will be #12 :D
  • #82 - day 10/12

    Only 2 days to go then off for a/l whoop whoop

    got some soup n a chicken faijta wrap (leftovers from last night dinner)
    Plus weeta bics for brekkie
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,038 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Pork stew yesterday so that's 17 out of 18 for me. I think we get free sandwiches at work today so that will make it a full month (will check before I set off for work, obviously).
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,176 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    12/12 for me today, and that's the month done - ha, can't believe I only worked 12 days in the whole of January!
  • Off to eat 16/15 right now :D Happy to have exceeded my target.
    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] £2,473.53Lloyds 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
  • focus888
    focus888 Posts: 1,483 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    19/20 - one more day and the whole of January would have been no brought lunches! :jx
  • sams247
    sams247 Posts: 1,365 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Homepage Hero Photogenic
    Yesterday I had a day off and had a late breakfast out with my DD before she flew to live in USA, great breakfast...... will miss her :(


    Today its mozarella salad and HM lemon pie slice

    #32 18/18

    Target reached! woo hoo
      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!
            Hi All, updated to heeeere!!

            Woo- hoo, it's ALMOST FRIDAY!! Any nice plans for the weekend? We are having a quiet one here.

            Well done to everyone hitting their targets :) I will hit mine tomorrow too! Yay!
          2. Brangwen
            Brangwen Posts: 69 Forumite
            20/20 today - mission accomplished! :j

            With I day to spare - which was factored in - as I've promised myself a sandwich or salad from our sandwich man tomorrow for completing the month.
            Unfortunately I've been diagnosed as having brain cancer and am currently undergoing treatment. More details as I get them...
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