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Lunch Log Challenge 2008

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  • bobbadog
    bobbadog Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    Well done all you good people (yay Redsquirrel!)

    Mon: £0
    Tues: 60p bottle of squash
    Weds: £0
    Thurs: went out for work lunch - claim back
    Fri: £0

    Wooop! xx
  • A bit of a late starter but I'd like to join this challenge. Not only do I let money flow from purse like water at lunch time, I tend to go for the not so healthy options too. So I see this as a double incentitive to get back on track with my spending and my healthy habits :j
    July £5 a Day challenge - £66.01/£155
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm going to spend some time at the weekend googling lunch ideas and will have a varied and interesting lunch everyday next week, preferably leftovers which will cost nothing.

    WATCH THIS SPACE :D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • fletch3163
    fletch3163 Posts: 900 Forumite
    Morning all

    I had a post prepared, then I decided to change my signature, then I lost my post, then I did it again, then I forgot to save it so here we are again:p . Need more coffee......

    Monday £0 - bagels with ham & coleslaw and hula hoops. No can so had water to save a bob
    Tuesday - 95p - cheese rolls with ham & coleslaw, can Irn Bru (95p), hula hoops
    Wednesday - 95p - leftover chicken sandwiches, hula hoops, can Irn Bru (95p). I know, I know, need to visit Farmfoods
    Thursday - £5 - boiled eggs and bagels, hula hoops, 24 cans from Farmfoods
    Friday £0 - ham & tomato sandwiches, hula hoops

    Now I just have to try to NOT let my daily average go over a quid a day.
    Grocery Challenge M: £450/£425.08 A: £400/£:eek:.May -£400/£361 June £380/£230 (pages 18 & 27 explain)
  • weebit
    weebit Posts: 411 Forumite
    the weeks total:

    monday: Sub of the Day and a box of blueberries - £4.99
    tuesday: a salad from Eat and a tub of raspberries: £4.70
    wednesday: meatball marinara - £4.20
    thursday: a bagette from Eat - £2.90
    friday: a sandwich from Pret a Manger and a banana - £3.40

    so a weeks total of £20.19, which is about my average. this challenge starts for me on monday so lets see what this week throws up for me and see how much i save!

    what i'm going to do is try and work out how much what i take to work with me costs and see how much i saved based on last week.
    Aiming to pay off £50,312.94 in less than 3 years - Starting from December 2015
    Current debt total: £32,756.02 (as of 1st March 2018)
    Date Free Date Aim: Summer 2019 (8 extra months needed :( )
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    weebit wrote: »
    meatball marinara

    OMG I love meatball marinara! With loads of extra cheese n onions :D:D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • Guaje7
    Guaje7 Posts: 21 Forumite
    I'll start this.

    I often go to Tesco's/Wilkinson's etc on my break, spend about £10 on food, which then only lasts me about two days.

    I plan to spend about £8 a week.
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    So, what we all having for lunch tomorrow? If things go well and I get organised I've got a ham sarnie :D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • incesticde
    incesticde Posts: 467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    jo1972 wrote: »
    So, what we all having for lunch tomorrow? If things go well and I get organised I've got a ham sarnie :D

    Roast Pork, Stuffing , veg and potatoes (Leftovers from yesterday)
    "I don't want to sound cold and un-caring, but I am those things so that's the way it comes out" - Bill Hicks
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Monday again! :rolleyes: Gonna try my hardest for another no spend week...

    Mon 3rd - £0 (leftover chicken & mushroom risotto, banana, nectarine, crackers)
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
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