The MSM Discovers Brown Bagging

Well, we know an idea has reached saturation when the mainstream media starts touting it. This time, it's the idea that you can save a ton of money by taking your lunch to work.

Too bad I didn't think of that, huh? :-)

Comments

[Trask]

Wow, next they'll be writing something like, "spend less than you earn."

[Ron@TheWisdomJournal]

What's next? "Save for your retirement."

[Bobby]

LOL

[David]

A co-worker friend of mine couldn't afford to go to a 15 dollar concert last weekend, yet she goes out to eat almost every day. It's amazing watching the human animal at work sometimes.

Myself, I drive home for lunch every day. I realize I could save money on gas by bringing my lunch, but, referring back to some comments in the original post, I like breaking up my day a little bit and getting out of the office. It's only a 3.5 mile drive one way so we aren't talking about a huge amount of gas money.

[Cherly_csr]

LOL!

I guess things are THAT bad!

[Bad_Brad]

Coming up next, an exclusive and late-breaking story ... it turns out, if you spend more on something than you need to, it can actually hurt you financially.

[kitty]

Wow, this is such a revelation. Who would have thought that home-made meals are cheaper?

My company has had microwaves in the cafeteria since the 80s, and there is a line in front of the microwaves at pick times. Even though our cafeteria is pretty decent, and we have pretty high-paid people. I'd imagine the average salary in my building is 6 digits, we have 5 microwaves in the cafeteria, and people are using them all the time.

Could it be that software engineers and scientists are cheap? Or is it that we have too many people from other countries who prefer home-made meals?

Reminds me of a conversation I had with one guy at work. He was facing foreclosure and car reposession, and owed money to a live-in nanny - I guess his credit was too bad even for credit cards. So he was buying food in the cafeteria while I was eating my home-made meal which aside from being cheaper probably tasted better than what they had in the cafeteria. All the while he was complaining about money - maybe he hoped for another loan. Instead, I run some numbers with him and estimated how much he could save by bringing his own lunch. He told me his soon-to-be ex-wife wouldn't cook for him and he didn't know how. I suggested a few simple recipes, but I guess it was too complicated for him. After all he had PhD in math....