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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I both work downtown and are desensitized to $10+ lunches every day.  A few years ago I tried to cut costs and made lunches for each of us...l.i ate my soggy sandwich and when we were home having dinner DH admitted he couldn’t eat the crappy sandwich and bought something at Cosi.  I think it’s really rare to see any professional dc workers brown bag it but I do think we could all save a little money if we did.  [/quote]

We don't take sandwiches, we take leftovers.  So it's a hot meal every day at lunch, and I see plenty of my BigLaw coworkers doing the same based on the break room refrigerator.  But if it doesn't work for you, don't do it.  However, it is strange to say "why do you want to live like this" as though not going to Au Bon Pain twice a week is a rights violation.[/quote]

This week my work lunches included black bean soup, caprese salad, Spanish tortilla with salad and baguette, roast beef sandwich with horseradish mayo on focaccia, fruit salad.

Soggy sandwich indeed.[/quote]

But is this any cheaper?  Probably not by much. [/quote]

Not that PP, but yes, taking leftovers is much cheaper.  You don't have to do it, but pretending it doesn't save money to make food yourself is silly.[/quote]

Making food yourself can be cheaper but its not cheaper. I depends on what you make. You can still make expensive food or buy very expensive ingredients.
Plus, if you buy in small quantities it can end up being more expensive than eating out.
At a time when I was trying to go with very cheap options, my lunch was a Mac Donalds 1$ menu. 
I couldn't make that cheeseburger or mcchicken cheaper at home unless I was making hundred of them.
A pack of 8 burgers is about $3 on average, that's 37cents per units. We all know the meat is the expensive part of the burger. There is no way I beat the $1 price.
Plus you have to factor in your energy cost for cooking the burger.

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