04.06.07
Dollars and Lunches
Packed lunch is going pretty well. Since I received my Mr. Bento
Some pretty basic math suggests that, based on our monthly grocery bill, we spend the approximately $3 per meal per person, each day (and no, I haven’t figured out what it is when we use leftovers from dinner or what we’re actually spending on food and not cleaning supplies, etc.). If I eat out for lunch, I spend about $10 on average. So, if you take the amount I would have spent on lunch ($10) and subtract what it costs to bring food from home ($3), I’ve saved $7 each of the times that I’ve brought lunch to work. Multiply that $7 nine times, and I’ve saved $63! Whoot!
That $63 represents a good chunk of change towards the debt reduction, which makes me regret not eating with my work friends less. If I save $30 per week, that’s and additional $120 per month towards credit card debt, which means that one of my credit cards balances will be gone in four months at the most. If that’s not incentive, I don’t know what is!
Sarah HB said,
April 6, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Cute Bento container!!!
Easy to carry too.
Good luck getting out of credit card debt in 4 months!
Melanie said,
April 9, 2007 at 12:49 pm
I’ve been trying to bring lunch to work more often myself. It’s been really helpful to my pocketbook. The Mr Bento is a great green alternative to the zip lock bags and a good investment. I’m also trying to get rid of my credit card debt. Man, it is such a challenge to stop myself from buying frivilous items. The phrase ‘buy later’ has become a mantra everytime I go shopping.
PS. Somehow my subscription to your blog was dropped from my bloglines. I thought you had stopped posting :-{ Glad to have your blog back in my list
Millionaire Artist said,
April 19, 2007 at 12:47 pm
What great motivation for packing lunches! Once you are able to make those mental connections of the benefits it makes the actual doing of it so much easier. I credit packing lunches with allowing me enough of a pad to leave a job I hated… so I’m a big fan! My tip would be to pack it the night before so you don’t have to worry with it… and even better, if you make a few meals in advance you even have a “selection” of lunch goodies. Think “goodies”, not “leftovers”… because I’m convinced “goodies” are what you ultimately get being debt free!
I wish you luck with this and congratulate you for keeping such a focus!