Comments on: Bring Your Lunch to Work

By: Callie

Callie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:23:09 +0000

Awesome post — I passed it along to my readers! We crunched some numbers and compared it to yours. You can see what we came up with here:

http://yellowzip.com/blog/?p=154

Thanks again, keep up the great content!

Callie

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YellowZIP - Shop, Connect and Save! » Blog Archive Registered Users — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:20:56 +0000

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By: Dizzle

Dizzle — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:08:30 +0000

First of all, soda is not a healthy drink and isn’t cost effective. Water can be refilled for free at home every day in a stainless steel thermos.

Second, an apple that costs less than 35 cents is one I would never eat. Up your budget on that item to 70 cents and you’ll get a satisfying organic apple that is free of pesticides.

Non-organic, or conventional, bananas are just fine, as they don’t carry as much pesticide residue on their skin as other fruits can.

By: KA

KA — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:30:42 +0000

And the fruit prices are also low. My calculation is that brown bagging costs about $4.00 a day. For $6.00 a day I can get lunch at my work cafeteria without having to spend any time at all making lunch. There were many times in my life when the $10 a week savings ($500 a year) was critical. But right now I work so much the time is more valuable (it’s not just the preparation time, but the shopping time and the remembering to bring stuff and remembering to bring your containers back home, etc.) Every time I decide to go for it and buy lunch food, it rots during the week while I buy lunch anyway and I end up paying double. So, again, I’m not arguing against it, but the key is CALCULATE accurately, remember time is money, ask yourself which you are more able to make “more” of, and make the right decision for you right now.

By: KA

KA — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:26:10 +0000

Excellent advice, but I severely question the $1.50 calculation on any sandwich other than PB&J. I don’t know what you consider “meat,” but healthy cold cuts (low salt, non-cured) at any of the supermarkets in my area cost about $8 per pound. Even the minimum 1/4 lb. per sandwich is $2.00 without bread (and healthy bread costs about $4.79 for 24 slices or $.20 per slice). So, even before veggies or spread, turkey and bread alone will cost $2.40. So, I’m not countering the basic argument at all, but if you’re in this for the long term, it’s important to understand how much you’re really saving.

By: brian.carr

brian.carr — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:19:39 +0000

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By: Devion Ayers

Devion Ayers — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 17:58:36 +0000

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