Taking your lunch to work

[Texashiker]

How much money do you think you save by taking your lunch to work? What do you normally bring?

For the first 14 - 15 years of my working career I brought my lunch just about every day. I often wonder how much money I saved, only for my wife to blow it, during that time?

 

[GT1999]

Kashi Frozen Meal - ~$3-4
Lunch Meal from Cafe - $7-8
Jimmy Johns Meal w/ Tip - ~$10

So I eat Kashi everyday... and save about $7/day.

 

[Ns1]

I calculate the savings @ $4/day.

My budget is $8.13 per day to go out for lunch; bringing a lunch usually costs between $2-5.

 

[SillyOReilly]

Kashi Frozen Meal - ~$3-4
Lunch Meal from Cafe - $7-8
Jimmy Johns Meal w/ Tip - ~$10

So I eat Kashi everyday... and save about $7/day.

Those little things keep you satisfied?

 

[SandEagle]

i used to spend $200/month. on lunch.
now i'm broke and spend about $160/month on lunch.

 

[GT1999]

Those little things keep you satisfied?

I used to eat more but I'm losing weight by eating them. They have pretty good ingredients too compared to other frozen meals out there. The Chicken Florentine is awesome IMO.

 

[Dumac]

Lunch at the cafeteria at my work is pretty subsidized, so I don't save that much by bringing my own.

 

[TheNinja]

I can take a sandwhich, chips, veggies, and fruit for probably $3. If I got out to eat I try to buy the cheapest things but even that is usually like $5 at fast food (and that's buying the crap food). If you want something that is "OK" for you like Chiptle, then it's $7 just for the burrito.

 

[z1ggy]

Spend about.. $125 a month on bfast and lunch here at work. Im single and a young guy.. making that crap everyday for myself requires too much effort. If I had a wife make it for me, then sure, I'd take it. But only if it was a yummy sammie.

 

[GT1999]

Spend about.. $125 a month on bfast and lunch here at work. Im single and a young guy.. making that crap everyday for myself requires too much effort. If I had a wife make it for me, then sure, I'd take it. But only if it was a yummy sammie.

Try a box of those Jimmy Dean Low-Fat Breakfast Sandwiches. That's what I do for breakfast... and save by doing it... 3 min in the microwave, and eat it on the way out the door to work.

 

[SillyOReilly]

Spend about.. $125 a month on bfast and lunch here at work. Im single and a young guy.. making that crap everyday for myself requires too much effort. If I had a wife make it for me, then sure, I'd take it. But only if it was a yummy sammie.

You poor disillusioned soul.

 

[terry107]

I save about $5/day bringing my lunch, which generally consists of leftovers, sandwich/chips, or a lean cuisine type meal.

 

[Exterous]

I spend ~$16-25 a week on going out to eat lunch but then I eat with a lot of people who are at other companies. I view it less of a food cost and more of a networking/socializing cost. Its how I met my current boss and if we take the cost of lunch per year and compare it to how much more I am making after he hired me I definitely come out ahead

 

[ShawnD1]

How much money do you think you save by taking your lunch to work? What do you normally bring?

For the first 14 - 15 years of my working career I brought my lunch just about every day. I often wonder how much money I saved, only for my wife to blow it, during that time?

$0. I just go without eating when there's no food. Bringing food to work costs more than eating nothing, but I sure feel a lot better. I keep a giant box of granola bars at work. I think they taste like shit, but they taste better when I'm really hungry.

 

[Squisher]

I just about always brought my lunch to work and lunch could be just about anything practical from a hearty salad or a sandwich or leftovers from a previous dinner.

 

[surfsatwerk]

I bring in a pound of two of animal flesh, no other real option for me than to bring in my lunch.

 

[corwin]

I started bringing my own lunch and it costs me $1 or less a day for lunch

4 slices of bread, couple slices of lunch meat, some lettuce, sandwich bag with some cheez-its or like today I had 3 corn dogs...going out gets old fast and it's just too damn expensive

 

[z1ggy]

Try a box of those Jimmy Dean Low-Fat Breakfast Sandwiches. That's what I do for breakfast... and save by doing it... 3 min in the microwave, and eat it on the way out the door to work.

I have oatmeal thats made here at work for $1.17 or something. I might try those kashi meals because even just saving like $100 a month would be nice. I'm a broke ass mofo. I might need to start hooking and selling my body soon. Anybody interested in a $5,000 bj?

 

[GT1999]

I have oatmeal thats made here at work for $1.17 or something. I might try those kashi meals because even just saving like $100 a month would be nice. I'm a broke ass mofo. I might need to start hooking and selling my body soon. Anybody interested in a $5,000 bj?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pynxRRVBu74

 

[Saint Nick]

My lunch cafe is super cheap (subsidized). I just had meat loaf and mashed potatoes with green beans for like $5. A much better meal than I could make at home and about the same price.

 

[Saint Nick]

$0. I just go without eating when there's no food. Bringing food to work costs more than eating nothing, but I sure feel a lot better. I keep a giant box of granola bars at work. I think they taste like shit, but they taste better when I'm really hungry.

This is pretty funny because I do the same. I need lots of food throughout the day and don't like skipping meals. I keep some granola around for this purpose. And sometimes extra milk.

 

[lxskllr]

I used to spend about $300 per month eating at work. If I took food, I could do it under $150. Here's a sample of stuff I might bring...

Tinned fish
Canned vegetables
Cheese/crackers/hot sauce
Shelf style TV dinners
Fruit
Cheese sandwiches

 

[amish]

I have oatmeal thats made here at work for $1.17 or something. I might try those kashi meals because even just saving like $100 a month would be nice. I'm a broke ass mofo. I might need to start hooking and selling my body soon. Anybody interested in a $5,000 bj?

only if you use the proceeds to buy a new video card.

 

[olds]

How much money do you think you save by taking your lunch to work? What do you normally bring?

For the first 14 - 15 years of my working career I brought my lunch just about every day. I often wonder how much money I saved, only for my wife to blow it, during that time?

Dude, I have the copyright on taking lunch to work, you can't take yours. I didn't give you permission.

 

[z1ggy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pynxRRVBu74

hahaha classssic. Wonder how much herion she is shooting up as I type this?