August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge

FatVonD

I've not seen this challenge around for a while so I'm going to resurrect it!

I'm fairly disciplined about bringing in lunch but haven't always been, three pounds per day spent on a meal deal used to be the order of the day (with a side order of St@rbucks hot chocolate and pastry for breakfast in the morning!) and I still work with people that think nothing of spending a fiver on lunch and, as we know, it soon mounts up.

So, treat the challenge however you wish, you can declare how many days you intend to bring in lunch during August, keep a tally of how much you've saved, share what you're having or just drop in for inspiration.

My lunches tend to be built around whatever sandwiches are yellow stickered at my local supermarket the night before where I get them at 80% off. I might be able to make them cheaper if I didn't mind having the same thing for five days running but this way I get variety for less than 30p a day!

On the odd occasion when the cupboard is bare or I've left my lunch at home (or on the train!) and have to buy lunch on the hop I've found the cheapest thing to grab in a hurry is a twin pack of sausage rolls or a tin of supermarket own brand soup.

What do you all do?

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fosterae

I'd like to take part. Count me in.
I bring in last night's dinner and heat up in the office microwave.

swimminginaseaofdebt

Afternoon,

Please can I be added to the challenge I only work part time and in August I'm in work for 14 days. So I'd like to take my lunch for 13 of these.

I normally make sandwiches/rolls and occasionally I'll take some leftover dinner or make a salad.

FatVonD

Welcome aboard both of you!

Munchin

Morning

I would like to join as well. I must admit I get a bit fed up with my lunches so it will be good to find some new ideas:)

FatVonD

Very apt user name there, Munchin

glass_half_full

Love this idea for a challenge, please sign me up. I am going to try to take lunch in every day that I go in to work and make it at home if I work from home so I make it 23 days. Sometimes I have been quite imaginative making a salad with bulgar wheat, olive oil, cucumber, tomatoes and fresh herbs if I can be organised enough! Otherwise it tends to be a bread roll plus some filling or sardines (I know not everyone's taste!). I've also given up my morning coffee on the way to work and replaced it with a free one in our group area at work, cheaper and more sociable.

Makeachange

I liked this. i only work part time and currently down to work 10 times in august, i am going to go for 5 times bring my own lunch

Lauralozzle

Ohh sign me up. I usually do really well at this Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and by Thursday it all goes to pot and I end up in Greggs. So, I'm planning on bring lunch to work with me EVERY DAY.

determined_new_ms

I usually take lunches in as a rule so a fairly easy challenge for me! I did buy something on Friday (despite actually having something with me). I had had some bad news and fancied something a bit nicer.

Think I'm going to revamp my creativity on this to take this into account

I'll be working 9 days in August

FatVonD

glass_half_full wrote: »

sardines (I know not everyone's taste!).

:eek: I guess as long as you're not microwaving them they're not too antisocial

I went through a stage of scrambling eggs in a mug in the work microwave which didn't go down too well in an open plan office :rotfl: