Buying lunch every day at $10-$15 a pop adds up. It amounts
to around $250 a month, and close to $3,000 a year! This is an easy area to cut
back if you're looking to find savings in your budget. Of course, everyone has
to eat, so you can't cut this expense out altogether. However, just cutting it
in half would save around $1,500 a year. That's definitely worth a shot!
So, I challenge you to brown bag it for at least 4 days per
week through the next month. I think you'll be surprised at how easy it can be,
once you make it a habit. Here's how one week of my own challenge went last
month, to give you a few ideas.
Monday
Ham and
cheese roll ups
Broccoli Salad (leftover from the weekend)
Tuesday
Salad with leftover grilled chicken from the night before.
Wednesday
Lunch out. I ordered hibachi, which was a huge portion. I
put aside half to bring for Thursday's lunch.
Thursday
"Stretch" lunch of leftovers from yesterday's lunch out.
This is a good tip if you do buy lunch out one day per week. It can usually be
stretched to two days.
Friday
Leftover taco filling from last night's dinner, over salad.
Will you try the "Brown Bag Lunch Challenge"? Good luck!