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Januarys Bring Your Lunch To Work

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  • Day 9 done, I’ve got a hard boiled egg and salad cream sandwich made up ready for tomorrow, really enjoying this challenge, can’t believe how much money I’ve wasted buying lunch at work in the past but not any more.
    Worrying won't stop bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good.
  • liuhutOz
    liuhutOz Posts: 183 Forumite
    10 out of 12 for me!
    Tuesday I took the day off, Wednesday I had to buy lunch. I had a meeting all morning out of the office, too hot here to leave lunch in the car (35 degrees in Melbourne, Aus on Wednesday). I only spent $4 opposed to the $14 that I would have spent last year.
    Today I took a curry from the freezer, apple and banana.
    Stillnot purchased coffee or breakfast out, but need to figure out what to do when I have no where to store my lunch
    Formally liuhut
    WIN £2008 in 2008 £1836.31 2009 wins - £91!!! 2010 6170.... wins 2011 aprox 2000
  • Been off work with a bug for the last 2 days. Need to go back tomorrow though can't afford to stay home any longer even if I'm still not great.

    I've got that horrible flu type thing that's doing the rounds, this is my second day working from home...got to go back tomorrow.

    Hope you feel better soon xx
  • tgroom57 wrote: »
    I'm in: I have 12 days in the office in January. - leftover roast chicken breast on granary bread for me so far, alternating with vintage cheddar. Include a piece of fruit: banana, grapes and I'm done. I'm encouraging a colleague to bring fruit at (least) to work, but its uphill and I feel a bit mean eating my sandwich at desk as we work through lunch.

    Hi and welcome,

    I've added you to the list on the first page.

    Good luck x
  • abbe89
    abbe89 Posts: 289 Forumite
    Day 12 - more leftover sausage and kale pasta bake. It was a Simply Cook recipe I got on their £1 trial and it's so tasty - very impressed!
  • 7 out of 12 so far for me. Good old beans on toast, eaten with a spoon as i forgot to bring a fork!
    Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

    Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 May 25- just under 65k

    June 25 Debts in my name only £5170. DH can't keep track...
  • Beans on toast for me too..! quite nice for a change, I’ve got the other half of the tin tomorrow so hopefully I’ll enjoy it just as much! Was day 12/21 for me today.
    TOTAL DEBT @ 01.02.20. = £21,452.67 :eek:
  • Homegrown0
    Homegrown0 Posts: 1,280 Forumite
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    9/19 for me today - well, i had a planned lunch our with work (which work paid for) but i did prepare my husband's lunch for him and send that to work with him so i'm still classing this as a win.
    Sealed Pot Challenge 075
    Pay off by Xmas 2019 #02 - target £10,000
  • In_Debt_Bet
    In_Debt_Bet Posts: 251 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2019 at 11:14PM
    Day 10 done, egg sandwich was so good I’ve got another one tomorrow, Abbe89 love the sound of your sausage and kale pasta, might have to give that a try
    Worrying won't stop bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good.
  • taskey
    taskey Posts: 253 Forumite
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    edited 18 January 2019 at 8:15AM
    10/19 for me #8

    Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday working from home as also picked up a fever, tuna mayo sandwiches yesterday and cheese and beetroot sandwiches today

    Saved so much money as not going to the shop for lunch has also stopped me from picking up “bits”
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