Packing a Lunch vs Buying

[Seymour Packages]

What has been your experience packing a lunch vs buying food every day? A few of the guys I have talked to either eat out every day, bring food from home 50% of the time, and one guy never eats out. He calculated how much he would spend buying a 5 to 7 dollar lunch 5 days a week vs investing that money over a year. It adds up. What do you guys do?

Disclaimer: Runners need not respond. If you skip lunch or don't eat, you have bigger problems.

 

[GenericUsername]

I honestly don't eat unless a customer has out snacks in front of their door. I normally pop the back door open (secured gated communities are amazing) and sleep on one of the back shelves for 45 or so minutes.

 

[Netsua 3:16]

What has been your experience packing a lunch vs buying food every day? A few of the guys I have talked to either eat out every day, bring food from home 50% of the time, and one guy never eats out. He calculated how much he would spend buying a 5 to 7 dollar lunch 5 days a week vs investing that money over a year. It adds up. What do you guys do?

Disclaimer: Runners need not respond. If you skip lunch or don't eat, you have bigger problems.

I’ve packed a lunch every day on the job and swear by it. If you want to save money, you limit the amount of transactions you make. Every little gas station trip or fast food adds up immensely.

 

[Brownslave688]

What has been your experience packing a lunch vs buying food every day? A few of the guys I have talked to either eat out every day, bring food from home 50% of the time, and one guy never eats out. He calculated how much he would spend buying a 5 to 7 dollar lunch 5 days a week vs investing that money over a year. It adds up. What do you guys do?

Disclaimer: Runners need not respond. If you skip lunch or don't eat, you have bigger problems.

I probably spend close to $15 a day on lunch and gas station snacks

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

What has been your experience packing a lunch vs buying food every day? A few of the guys I have talked to either eat out every day, bring food from home 50% of the time, and one guy never eats out. He calculated how much he would spend buying a 5 to 7 dollar lunch 5 days a week vs investing that money over a year. It adds up. What do you guys do?

Disclaimer: Runners need not respond. If you skip lunch or don't eat, you have bigger problems.

I pack my lunch because I really don't have many place to eat on my route.

But I do not an occasional bowl with soup

 

[JJinVA]

What has been your experience packing a lunch vs buying food every day? A few of the guys I have talked to either eat out every day, bring food from home 50% of the time, and one guy never eats out. He calculated how much he would spend buying a 5 to 7 dollar lunch 5 days a week vs investing that money over a year. It adds up. What do you guys do?

Disclaimer: Runners need not respond. If you skip lunch or don't eat, you have bigger problems.

I eat out for breakfast, lunch, and usually dinner. I spend a fortune on food. I dont even bother wondering how much Im losing because even if I knew it wouldnt drive me to go buy stuff and prepare it. I understand that Im not only paying for the food, but also the convenience of having someone else prepare it for me.

 

[JoesUPSacct]

my wife is a thai chef and she packs my lunch every day. i eat pretty good.

 

[Brownslave688]

I eat out for breakfast, lunch, and usually dinner. I spend a fortune on food. I dont even bother wondering how much Im losing because even if I knew it wouldnt drive me to go buy stuff and prepare it. I understand that Im not only paying for the food, but also the convenience of having someone else prepare it for me.

Ahhhh forgot I breakfast. I easily spend over $20 a day on eating out.

 

[sailfish]

I couldn't be bothered to pack a lunch. Buy a milk and beef jerky on the road and get on my way.

 

[SandSpida]

I go through cycles of bringing vs buying. But even when I am bringing lunch I normally treat myself once a week to buying. As we all know, it adds up.

 

[Jones]

I always packed my own lunch, costs less and better for you.

 

[rod]

I ate so much McDonalds, Dairy Queen and gas station junk food in my 30 years at UPS its a miracle I'm still alive. Sadly I still eat that crap.

 

[Jones]

I ate so much McDonalds, Dairy Queen and gas station junk food in my 30 years at UPS its a miracle I'm still alive. Sadly I still eat that crap.

Good thing ya never went to feeders. The guys who ate junk food every day usually blew up like ticks in their first year.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

I prefer eating at home. Sam's club once a month for work food.

Gatorade, water, peanuts, beef jerky and fruit snacks.

It's easy to lose gains working at UPS.

 

[Wally]

my wife is a thai chef and she packs my lunch every day. i eat pretty good.

My wife makes stuff in advance like salads for me to take. Today it was a chickpea salad and a sandwich.

 

[JoesUPSacct]

My wife makes stuff in advance like salads for me to take. Today it was a chickpea salad and a sandwich.

nice. we grill a lot of steak chicken and fish on sunday and monday and she adds it to salads for my lunch or makes curries or fried rice etc

 

[ouanling]

my wife is a thai chef and she packs my lunch every day. i eat pretty good.

my wife is a thai chef and i eat at home

still pop in some places for iced coffee or a discount burger(2-3$)

 

[silenze]

I used to eat out every day. But my metabolism has slowed down. I just eat when i get home

 

[Brownslave688]

Why are you even married?

$$$$

Honestly she’s a great cook. Just doesn’t have time during the week for the most part.

 

[Poop Head]

Sunday night, i cook up a batch of chicken, sticky rice, and veggies. I divide it all out and roll them into sushi-like rolls, wrap them up, freeze most of them. Bring a few to work and take a bite when i go to the back to get pkgs throughout the day. Protien shake on lunch, after workout. Hella water all day. Then, after kids are sleeping and wife's done bitchin, i eat till im about to pop, then go to bed.