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Lunch Log Challenge 2008

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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'm being so good today again!

    Sausage Roll for breakfast (intended for breakfast :D), cup-a-soup for mid morning and ham sarnie and fruit for lunch :D
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • (Land_of)_Maz
    (Land_of)_Maz Posts: 11,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    I have had a NSL today, cous cous whis time with Turkey Tikka fillets... yum!

    making up for my earlier spends, or trying to!!
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    And another one...

    Mon 10th - £0 (leftover curry & rice, banana)
    Tue 11th - £0 (leftover curry, mixed frozen veg, banana)
    Wed 12th - £0 (mince, mixed veg, banana, crackers with lentil pate)
    Thu 13th £0 (lentil soup, oatcakes, cheese, banana)
    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."
  • jlynncsf
    jlynncsf Posts: 94 Forumite
    NSD again (v.happy) Thursday £0 - soup with bread; babybel & fruit
  • bobbadog
    bobbadog Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    NSL here too... leftover tuna pasta, beetroot, orange (!) x
  • (Land_of)_Maz
    (Land_of)_Maz Posts: 11,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    oh we are a good bunch aren't we!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    so many no spend lunches! :j
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • Krisp_3
    Krisp_3 Posts: 234 Forumite
    Hi

    I've just come back to this site after a long time away. Didn't post much, but I am BACK:D !

    This lunch log challenge is just what I need - I spend WAY too much on sarnies etc, so here goes.

    let me see what I can remember from this week - hopefully next week will be better!

    w/c 10/3
    Mon - £0 (carrot sticks, hoummus, grapes and fruit loaf from home!
    Tue - £0 (same as Mon - I'm a creature of habit!)
    Weds - £1.89 (gave in to the Pret a Manger coffee devil!) (cheese, carrot sticks, tomatoes)
    Thurs - £1.50 - slim sandwich from Pret a Manger (oops!)
    Fri - will be £0 as have a salad from home, more fruit bread!

    Given that I used to spend easily £4.00 a day, I've saved £16.61! Eek.

    Do you put your saving aside in a pot, or not? I think I might. Assuming I work 48 weeks a year, that's £768. Blimey:T
    :DAiming to be debt-free June 2011 at the latest!! :D
    :jPaid off £6,143 - Egg loan cleared 26 May 2010:j
    :p Save on lunches in June Challenger # 5 - £0 aim/£0 spent!! :p
    :) 8/15 NSDs June 2010 :)
    "I wish dear Karl could have spent more time acquiring capital than merely writing about it." - Jenny Marx
  • (Land_of)_Maz
    (Land_of)_Maz Posts: 11,738 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Hi Krisp, everyone kinda does there own thing. Some people keep a tally of how much each week, month or since the new year... some people, like me, just use it as a way of reporting in and trying to instill discipline in themselves.

    Everyone is surprised by how much they are saving/not spending week to week. Any delicious lunch ideas are most welcome too!!!!!
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • bobbadog
    bobbadog Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    Morning you lovely lot... i've had a NSL week!

    Today i've got some salad (mainly carrot, celery and sweetcorn - emptied veg drawer in fridge), 3 crackers, some humous and an orange. Yummy! x
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    bobbadog wrote: »
    Morning you lovely lot... i've had a NSL week!

    Today i've got some salad (mainly carrot, celery and sweetcorn - emptied veg drawer in fridge), 3 crackers, some humous and an orange. Yummy! x

    Well done, sounds incredibly healthy as well :T

    I've managed a NSL week too :D

    Mon 10th - £0 (leftover curry & rice, banana)
    Tue 11th - £0 (leftover curry, mixed frozen veg, banana)
    Wed 12th - £0 (mince, mixed veg, banana, crackers with lentil pate)
    Thu 13th - £0 (lentil soup, oatcakes, cheese, banana)
    Fri 14th - £0 (leftover pasta with tomato & bacon sauce, banana)
    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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