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September Bring Your Own Lunch to Work Challenge!
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glass_half_full wrote: »Thanks for setting this up fruitloop! Please can you put me down for 14 days this month.
:beer:Thanks for setting this up 😊 15 days for me! I need to do this!
You have both been added to the list
01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
MFW #52 £9000/£120000 -
1/18 So today is my first real day of this challenge ( I work full days Mon - Thurs and only a half day on Fri) I managed to bring in a salad and some bread & pate for bulk (I finished the pate rather than opening a new pack of ham). I also had a yogurt, banana, cereal bar and crisps. I've munched everything except the last 3 items but these can stay in my draw as snacks if I need them. Hopefully it'll keep me away from the canteen!Little One born 19/12/18
5/5/18 I became Mrs Pie
FTB June '17 - £144k mortgage, £134k remaining0 -
1/18 So today is my first real day of this challenge ( I work full days Mon - Thurs and only a half day on Fri) I managed to bring in a salad and some bread & pate for bulk (I finished the pate rather than opening a new pack of ham). I also had a yogurt, banana, cereal bar and crisps. I've munched everything except the last 3 items but these can stay in my draw as snacks if I need them. Hopefully it'll keep me away from the canteen!
Updated! Snacks are always a good shout to have in an emergency. I travel a lot in my job and carry pistachio nuts with me, not easy to eat when driving though so have to wait!01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
MFW #52 £9000/£120000 -
I'm in again this month. I'm working 12 days But my working pattern is changing and I'll be working 8.20-2.30, no break as only 6 hours. There is no way I'll survive until 3.30 when I get home so will need to take several snacky kinda things so I can eat on the go!
Will make a sandwich & fruit and yogurt I can eat at my desk (shhhhhhhh don't tell my boss!) No more leftovers for me!DF as at 30/12/16
Wombling 2025: £87.12
NSD March: YTD: 35
Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
GC annual £449.80/£4500
Eating out budget: £55/£420
Extra cash earned 2025: £1950 -
determined_new_ms wrote: »I'm in again this month. I'm working 12 days But my working pattern is changing and I'll be working 8.20-2.30, no break as only 6 hours. There is no way I'll survive until 3.30 when I get home so will need to take several snacky kinda things so I can eat on the go!
Will make a sandwich & fruit and yogurt I can eat at my desk (shhhhhhhh don't tell my boss!) No more leftovers for me!
Welcome aboard!01.05.2019 - Re-Mortgage - £142,000 :eek::eek::eek: Total overpaid to date: £15,584.33.
MFW #52 £9000/£120000 -
I'm not at work this week and went to my mum's for lunch, she cooked jacket potatoes and I took some grated cheese which I reckon cost me about £1 so a saving of £2Make £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 - £2,495.100 -
Yay I have a number - Thank you Fruitloop!
I'm very excited for my first day of officially packed lunching tomo, when I go a PL im normally quite good as sticking to it and feeling full - it's when I'm lazy and don't prepare I'm terrible!!!Taking on the world one debt at a time!!!
Buy my car outright £0/£3300
Buy a caravan £0/£7500
Replace house windows £0/£50000 -
First work day and 1 packed lunch done! Hummus, carrot & cucumber sticks, crackers, strawberries & blueberries. Followed by a granola bar. Food already sorted ready for tomorrow as well.
Packed lunches in September 1/16Cos I don't shine if you don't shine.0 -
Morning,
1/15 achieved yesterday
No lunch to work today as I'm holiday as DD starts secondary school0 -
Hi All,
MollyMunchkin I like the idea of hummus,cucumber and carrots, I might have to try that. Today I took a ham salad wrap, yogurt and fruit 2/18 .Little One born 19/12/18
5/5/18 I became Mrs Pie
FTB June '17 - £144k mortgage, £134k remaining0
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