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February 2015 'Take your Lunch to Work' Challenge.

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  • day #2 done :)
    Saving for Xmas 2015 #84 £163.00 ~ £365
    SPC 2015 # 43 (£340.28) banked + (£3.86) in SP £344.14 Total ~ £500
    NSD J 19/19 F 7/10
    Lunches to Uni F 6/16
    Loan: [STRIKE]£2000[/STRIKE] £1000 50% paid, Mum [STRIKE]£7800[/STRIKE] £4900 33.7% paid, [STRIKE]CC £200 [/STRIKE] PAID ,[STRIKE] DWP £740.16[/STRIKE] £544.16 26.5% PAID, Over draft £2000 Total [STRIKE]£12740[/STRIKE] £8444.16 33.7% paid
  • Laconic
    Laconic Posts: 187 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    So far, so good, but today is an interesting challenge. The fridge is bare! Makes a nice change from the food I'm always buying and throwing away. Thinking to take an omelette, some steamed pak choi and a bit of rice today, then shop on my way home.
    LBM: June 2023. Amount owed: ~£10,000I've gone debt free before, I can do it again!
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    Morning All :)


    Will add the new people later. Currently have a stinking cold and awful tooth ache :(
  • cheexy
    cheexy Posts: 472 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Declaring day 3/15 here :T
    £47605.33 outstanding in C.C (£8000 Interest free till January 2025)
  • WantToBeSE wrote: »
    Currently have a stinking cold and awful tooth ache :(

    Poor you.Ï hope that you're not at work.
  • Samiszel
    Samiszel Posts: 610 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    LTW number 1 yesterday and number 2 today.
    Letting Go NST #17
    NSD 1/15; LTW 0/9; budget £0/£250; food £5.20/£120; steps 0/31
    Make £10 per day in Oct: £30/£310

    Mortgage: £214,702.15
  • 3 days in a row!
    Make £5 a day in August£21.54/£155

    Year Total (Starting May) £663.09
    Marrying the love of my life 24th October 2015:smileyhea
  • cheexy
    cheexy Posts: 472 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Day 4/15 :)
    £47605.33 outstanding in C.C (£8000 Interest free till January 2025)
  • Samiszel
    Samiszel Posts: 610 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    LTW number 3 today
    Letting Go NST #17
    NSD 1/15; LTW 0/9; budget £0/£250; food £5.20/£120; steps 0/31
    Make £10 per day in Oct: £30/£310

    Mortgage: £214,702.15
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    Newbies,sorry i havent added you yet. Not well and it hurts to look at the computer screen.
    Will be back asap.
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