al lunch or wahtever a week ( at work) if you have groceries at home? I get SO pissed at my BF because his spending at work is outrageous.
What's a reasonable amt to spend on coffee, snacks, occasion
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Posts: 2326 (12/09/2008 10:15 PM) |
I was just thinking about this today at the store. I need to start taking my lunch.
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Posts: 14348 (12/09/2008 10:16 PM) Most Mysterious '08 |
coffee & snacks are free where i work, so i don't know. it'd be easy enough to go overboard on that kind of spending, though.
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Ducky Luv |
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Posts: 25265 (12/09/2008 10:19 PM) |
I spend around 20/week for lunch/snacks at work. Which wouldn't be bad, except it only covers 3 days. The other 2 I don't have time for lunch.
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kimjoy85 |
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Posts: 5183 (12/09/2008 10:20 PM) |
Thats what I want to know. I usually spend $20-$30 a week.
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Posts: 7528 (12/09/2008 10:21 PM) |
I buy lunch almost daily and I get coffee, etc at least 1 time per week. Average, it's probably about $40/week. My 'team' eats out a lot so
it's hard to avoid.
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lacheysgurl |
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Posts: 5469 (12/09/2008 10:22 PM) |
he should only spend $10-$15 how much is he spending $50?
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Posts: 2950 (12/09/2008 10:23 PM) |
All of us at work were spending way too much at lunch, so we've started going to the grocery store together every Monday to pick out food for the week
(snacks, frozen meals, etc). So far, we've been saving quite a bit!
I was spending around $25-30 a week. Last week was probably $12! |
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Posts: 26267 (12/09/2008 10:24 PM) |
I keep it under $5/week. I buy breakfast or lunch maybe once a week from the work cafeteria. That stuff is such a waste. I pack oatmeal and a hard boiled egg
for breakfast and pack my lunch and snacks as well.
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nerdnik |
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Posts: 14065 (12/09/2008 10:24 PM) |
I spend about $35/week on lunches/coffee/snacks
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lacheysgurl |
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Posts: 5471 (12/09/2008 10:24 PM) |
SparklyBlonde wrote: you're very smart! |
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Posts: 9821 (12/09/2008 10:26 PM) |
I spend about $20. I buy lunch once or twice a week (I keep in at Subway and pizza to be cheap) and I get Starbucks twice a week.
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NiteSky83 |
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Posts: 6301 (12/09/2008 10:28 PM) |
He spends about $50 and half the time he TAKES lunch to work. I am so fucking pissed because we have a shared account. I'm just happy that I don't put
all my money in our account. I am putting him on a tight budget come next week. $20/wk.
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nerdnik |
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Posts: 14067 (12/09/2008 10:30 PM) |
I suggest you have him cut down gradually. He may resent you otherwise. Or just lie and continue spending the $50/week.
I'm so glad I don't have a SO like you ... I'd laugh in my husband's face if he told me he was "putting me on a tight budget!" 
You have a LOT to learn!!
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SparklyBlonde |
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Posts: 26270 (12/09/2008 10:30 PM) |
$50? Does he go out to nice/decent restaurants over lunch break a couple days a week? That could add up.
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Posts: 37512 (12/09/2008 10:30 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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I have really had to put a lid on myself. Some days I only bring $2.20. Enough to get myself ONE cup of coffee. I lose my shit sometimes when I'm buying
lunch on the go. Like, this one week I ate at Panera everyday and my meal was $10 everyday.
It's excessive and on top of that, I'm too broke to be splurging on food like that.
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lacheysgurl |
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Posts: 5476 (12/09/2008 10:30 PM) |
NiteSky83 wrote: You should never have a shared account with a boyfriend.....sorry hun |
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Posts: 9823 (12/09/2008 10:31 PM) |
Do you live in NYC b/c it's soooo easy to spend $50/wk at lunch time. I don't really order that much since it's so fucking expensive. $12 for a
sandwich is the norm...
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nerdnik |
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Posts: 14068 (12/09/2008 10:32 PM) |
lacheysgurl wrote:Buddy goes from "boyfriend" to "fiance" and back to "boyfriend." Point is, they're engaged and that's why they share an account. . |
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lacheysgurl |
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Posts: 5477 (12/09/2008 10:32 PM) |
Dylishis wrote: $10 per day that's $250 per month....hmmm I have really put my self on a budget too...I take green tea to work, and I have oatmeal cereal stash--me and my assoc share daily! |
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Posts: 26271 (12/09/2008 10:33 PM) |
lacheysgurl wrote:Thanks. It makes it a lot easier to lose weight when you pack, too. 
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