Packing a Lunch for Dimes - Continued

Crackers and small munchies that you like can be purchased in bulk as well saving you money.  Look for discount stores where you can purchase eight packs of cheese (or a variety of other flavors) crackers for a $1.00.  This gives you a pack of snack crackers for about .25 cents each.  Purchased in the grocery store, you will pay about $1.99 to $2.50 for the same pack of eight crackers.  Thrift stores and discount grocery stores are going to save you tons of money.

Another alternative to prepackaged crackers is using a few crackers and putting peanut butter / jelly / cheese / ham or other little snip bit on them to taste great.  Inexpensive and great tasting addition for your lunch means you are going to save more money.

One great method on cutting down the ongoing costs of your lunches will be to use a lunch box.  A fabric or plastic lunch bag that will keep your food cold while saving money on those little brown bags will save you about .05 cents per day alone.

Using reusable containers that you purchase for a $1.00 in the grocery store will save you about .05 cents per day as well.  All you have to do is wash them out every night and watch your budget fall in line when you don’t buy baggies.

Need a drink at lunch, take a thermos of hot chocolate, soup, water, or tea and you have enough drinks for your entire day.  Hot and cold thermoses are a great way to keep your budget in line while enjoying a great lunch at the same time.

Don’t forget that any leftovers from the previous days dinner can be taken in your lunch lowering your lunch bill even further.

Do you want a dessert in your lunch but not sure how to do it on pennies a day?  Purchasing large bags of chips (cost you about $2.99 or $3.99 per bag) you can put a few chips in a reusable container and it won’t cost you much at all to have chips in your lunch.

Making cookies from scratch you are going to bake six to eight dozen cookies. Putting a few cookies in a reusable container and your desert is going to cost just pennies.  This same principle is used with cake in your lunch as well.  If you are going to use the prepackaged just add water mixes you are going to triple your price for either cookies or cake daily in your lunch.

Well now that you know how to survive on a budget packing lunches, it is time to go to the store pick up a few reusable containers and start sticking to your daily packing routine and watch your pennies and dimes add up to savings in dollars for every week!