Packing a Lunch?

hearlady said:
I misspoke. I didn't always bring my lunch.
When I started my last career in the early 2000s everyone ate out everyday. Mexican, Italian, fast food, etc.
It didn't take too long for me to pack on ten pounds. Plus, I felt lousy everyday and was less productive.
That's when I started taking my lunch and making better choices when I did eat out.
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It's amazing the sheer costs of buying food instead of homemade. Drinks too - the price of coffees!
I always took a thermos flask of tea which cost but pennies.
 

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Rose65 said:
It's amazing the sheer costs of buying food instead of homemade. Drinks too - the price of coffees!
I always took a thermos flask of tea which cost but pennies.
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the average price of a coffee to take out is around £5.... many people buy a coffee on their way into work.. and often again at lunchtime.. That's £10 per day minimum... say 5 days a week... that's £200 just in coffee per month.. and the scary thing is most people don't realise they're spending so much, and wonder why they're so broke..
 
hollydolly said:
the average price of a coffee to take out is around £5.... many people buy a coffee on their way into work.. and often again at lunchtime.. That's £10 per day minimum... say 5 days a week... that's £200 just in coffee per month.. and the scary thing is most people don't realise they're spending so much, and wonder why they're so broke..
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Add to that, the coffee fix is paid for by card, so easy, just tap and go. So easy that is until the card statement comes in!
 
When I worked for Metro Toronto Ambulance we worked 12 hour shifts, either 7AM to 7 PM, or 7PM to 7 AM , The station had a full kitchen with a stove and fridge, so I used to bring in food from home, like salad fixings, canned soup or pasta, and make a meal for myself and my partner. We shared the cost of the food between us. Sometimes we were so busy that we couldn't get back to the station, due to the high call volume on the day shift, so we would stop and buy some hot food at a local place. Those on the road food stops were mainly salads, and fruit choices. My partner was a Salvation Army member, who only drank tea, no coffee or soda pop. He favored middle eastern foods like Falafal, and Shwarma and cuscus. I went the other way, with hamburgers, fries and Pepsi. JimB.
 
hollydolly said:
the average price of a coffee to take out is around £5.... many people buy a coffee on their way into work.. and often again at lunchtime.. That's £10 per day minimum... say 5 days a week... that's £200 just in coffee per month.. and the scary thing is most people don't realise they're spending so much, and wonder why they're so broke..
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How ridiculous it is. I very rarely waste money like that.
 
Rose65 said:
How ridiculous it is. I very rarely waste money like that.
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I was just working it out...that's an astonishing £2,400 per year just on coffee... and even if only one cup a day.. it's still well over £1000 a year.. and that's for the cheap coffee lots of people have all sorts of junk in their coffee, I was behind someone a while back in a coffee shop, and he paid £12 for a Banana and pecan coffee.. I nearly passed out... :eek:

I like to have the odd coffee when I'm out, but jeez....
 
In defense of the guy with the expensive coffee, the pleasure he derived from buying it was evidently worth the price to him. Maybe it was a little indulgence that made him feel better about himself like; "I may have a crummy car but I can afford a good cup of coffee." That's not to say that I would ever spend that much. But then, I'm a cheapskate who has never entered a Starbucks or similar establishment.
 
Single and working swing shift in a factory late 70s thru mid 80s would put a frozen meat loaf in the oven on Sunday and have meat loaf sandwiches for the entire week. Yeah, lunch pail is (was) a common term here in the colonies back in the day.
 
Living in a small town, I could go home for lunch. 10 minutes home, 10 minutes to prepare and another 10 minutes at the end of the hour to get back to work. Another person I worked with lived exactly the same distance and continually complained how much her meals cost and how she never had any money.

When I lived farther out of town, I took my lunch and co-ordinated time to do chores.
 
Grampa Don said:
In defense of the guy with the expensive coffee, the pleasure he derived from buying it was evidently worth the price to him. Maybe it was a little indulgence that made him feel better about himself like; "I may have a crummy car but I can afford a good cup of coffee." That's not to say that I would ever spend that much. But then, I'm a cheapskate who has never entered a Starbucks or similar establishment.
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yes I said that at the time when I posted it back then... but it still made me want to faint at the cost... he didn't bat an eyelid so I presumed either he was used to the price.. or that he had no trouble affording it..
 
We had a subsidised canteen at work..... too far to go home anyway


My daughter OTOH cycles to work in the morning for the exercise.. takes about 15 minutes... takes her lunch with her, usually something very healthy .. eats it at her desk at break time, so that by the time lunch break comes she jumps on her bike and cycles home so she can let her 3 elder dogs out to do their business, and because they're old, it gives her peace of mind to check they're ok... then she drives back to work in her car...
 
hollydolly said:
the average price of a coffee to take out is around £5.... many people buy a coffee on their way into work.. and often again at lunchtime.. That's £10 per day minimum... say 5 days a week... that's £200 just in coffee per month.. and the scary thing is most people don't realise they're spending so much, and wonder why they're so broke..
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Lattes cost much less here and I do like one occasionally. But I eat healthy anywhere I go so packing food or buying some is not a problem.
 
I always carried my lunch to work in a Lil' Oscar with all the food and refreshments I needed for the day. Occasionally, I'd buy a cup of coffee from the deli which was .50 for locals.

Vintage Coleman Lil Oscar Cooler Retro Cooler ice Chest - Etsy | Retro ...
 

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