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August Bring Your Lunch To Work Challenge

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  • fruitloop04
    fruitloop04 Posts: 294 Forumite
    100 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Morning all :) 2nd day of bringing my lunch to work...and it's pasta, pesto and cheese again haha! Went round the OH's parents for dinner last night so no leftovers to use today. I am making homemade leek and potato soup tonight for dinner so that will be tomorrows lunch!
    01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
    MFW #52 £9000/£12000
  • FatVonD
    FatVonD Posts: 5,315 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    :TYS tuna and cucumber sandwich 34p with a packet of crisps 16p for me today, saving 2.50
    Make £25 a day in April £0/£750 (March £584, February £602, January £883.66)

    December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 659 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all:j
    Yesterdays lunch beans on toast, apple, plums x 3. Cost 86p Saving £2.14
    May get a free lunch at work today.
    Aiming to early retire December 31st 2026.
  • fruitloop04
    fruitloop04 Posts: 294 Forumite
    100 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I have got homemade soup from last nights dinner for lunch :) No lunch day #3!
    01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
    MFW #52 £9000/£12000
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 659 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Lucky enough to get free lunch today a work. Not sure if this counts FatVonD?
    Aiming to early retire December 31st 2026.
  • fruitloop04
    fruitloop04 Posts: 294 Forumite
    100 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Day 4 of taking my own lunch...and yes it is pasta, pesto and cheese! I make 2 days in one go :) I do love pesto but going to ensure some variety next week, I didn't put lunches on the shopping list so using what I have in the cupboard!
    01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
    MFW #52 £9000/£12000
  • fruitloop04
    fruitloop04 Posts: 294 Forumite
    100 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Bring your own lunch to work day #5 :j HM soup from last night! Managed to bring lunch all this week, stark change from pretty much buying breakfast/coffee and lunch every day, must have saved a fortune!
    01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
    MFW #52 £9000/£12000
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 659 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Yesterday's lunch Mackerel on toast, banana, Cereal bar - Total Cost - £1.25
    Saving £1.75
    Aiming to early retire December 31st 2026.
  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 659 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all,
    I'm declaring early on this challenge because I had forgotten I am on holiday next week!.
    Today's lunch - beans on toast and a cereal bar. Cost 50p so saving £2.50p.
    So grand total saving of £39.60p for 19/23 days.
    Great challenge!
    Aiming to early retire December 31st 2026.
  • fruitloop04
    fruitloop04 Posts: 294 Forumite
    100 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Good going, well done!
    01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
    MFW #52 £9000/£12000
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