I got into the habit of eating my lunch at my desk when I started working here because I had a lot of work to do so I would end up working while eating. Now there’s nowhere near as much work to do, but I end up just bringing my food back to my desk anyway. I think it’s partly because I hate food courts and all the noise and people, but probably also because I can check the internet while I eat.
Working in the city means that a lot of my options for lunch can end up being quite expensive; I’ve seen banh mi that costs around $9! I refuse to pay almost $10 for a Vietnamese pork roll, when I used to get them for $4 at Marrickville. It’s the principle of the thing.
But at the same time there are still a heap of cheaper options available that aren’t McDonalds or other fast food chains, so I’ve decided to make a challenge to myself to spend $10 or less on lunches for this week. I might even try and keep it up for longer! So to start this off I went to the bank and got five $10 notes to use solely for lunches; I’ll use a separate coin purse to keep the money in so I don’t spend it on something else, and then I’ll be able to see how much I have left over at the end of the week.
Day 1: Turkey wrap, from the Metcentre – $7.50
This is a pretty standard lunch for me. It’s simple, easy, cheap and I love turkey and cranberry sauce and brie. It’s not necessarily awe-inspiring, but it does the job. Normally I buy a drink as well, but today I’m being a responsible adult and drinking water. Plain, boring water (I’ll probably end up making cups of tea to drink instead). I still find $7.50 for a wrap like that a bit ridiculous, but that seems to be the standard price around here.
So, money remaining at the end of Day 1: $42.50