Comments on: Forget Brown Bagging It

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:56:19 +0000

In reply to Liquid. If everyone brown bags it that is certainly an option. I used to eat in the cafeteria even when I brought my lunch so I could chat with coworkers. That's a great compromise, but I found we had much deeper conversations outside of the office. Maybe because you aren't worried about what others may overhear. You can talk more personally when other people aren't around.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:54:57 +0000

In reply to Louise. Interesting point. If you get sick of your coworkers, then using your lunch break to recharge makes perfect sense. I know a lot of people go to the gym during lunch, because it's the only time they have available. I totally get that too. My husband found the same as your DH. They discuss a lot of business while they are eating.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:53:39 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Aww that's sweet. I should meet up with my husband for lunch every so often. Love the idea.

By: Liquid

Liquid — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 01:07:19 +0000

I work at a medium sized firm. It’s nice because we have a lunch room and people can socialize in there. I normally bring my own lunch but on Fridays I sometimes go out with some of them to the local foodcourt or somewhere. I always considered the value of eating out is the social aspect of it 🙂

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:13:00 +0000

I think you make a really good point, not everything is about ‘how much can I save?” I take my lunch each day and it works for me because I need my lunch time to recharge and take a break from dealing with my clients problems – so I eat alone, save money and feel better for it.
On the other hand my DH buys his lunch everyday, he eats at the same coffee shop and it’s a big part of his social life and his business networking. he love it and being with his friends is good for him, plus he does a fair amount of business over lunch too.
There really is no one size fits all for being frugal, and there IS more to life than saving a few bucks every chance possible!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:49:08 +0000

I work at a very small company, so if I didn’t brown bag it, I would just be eating by myself. However, my fiance does meet up with me every Thursday and we go out for lunch.