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How to Bring Your Lunch to Work To Save Money

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In this day and age, you have to save money in every way possible and one of the best ways to save money is go bring your lunch with you. There are many easy and fun ways to eat lunch.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Lunch stuff.
  1. Step 1
     

    You can buy microwaveable meals to work. There are a vast variety of goodies that you can eat. You can buy flatbread sandwiches to macaroni and cheese. The main problem is the sodium that is in most meals. Look at the labels carefully.

  2. Step 2
     

    If you love sandwiches, you can make your very own sandwich kit. Use tiny containers to put in peanut butter or other stuff and carry it around in your own bag. You can also just get packages of meat and cheese so you can make a fast sandwich.

  3. Step 3
     

    If you have hot water available, you can bring those small packages of oatmeal with you. They are very healthy and very cheap. You can buy over a week's worth of oatmeal in one box.

  4. Step 4
     

    You can also go and bring cereal. Bring them in little bags with a bowl and a bottle of milk.

Tips & Warnings
  • Be creative. There are lots of packaged foods out there.

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on 5/17/2009 You're right. It's a lot more healthy and less expensive to bring your lunch.

rickmac said

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on 5/14/2009 I've been doing this for years and have saved a bundle. I eat a lot of Fiber One breakfast bars too as they are really healthy and handy.

jaredsgirl said

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on 5/10/2009 I always bring my lunch to work to save money! Very helpful article. Thanks. 5*

sonni57 said

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on 5/8/2009 Thanks for the good advice on saving lunch money at work.

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