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Lunch money: Saving can still be tasty

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By Michael De Groote, Deseret News

Published: Monday, Nov. 12 2012 6:17 p.m. MST

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People can spend about $2,000 on buying lunches every year, but frugal living experts say this is a prime area to save money.

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But Tetreault and Taylor don't see anything wrong with going out to lunch occasionally. Tetreault, however, recommends splitting lunch with someone.

"If you split what is considered a whole serving, you won't have that overly stuffed feeling," she says. "Serving sizes are so big, yet most people eat it all. And if you split, you save half the costs and save on how you feel afterward."

Skipping lunch

A recent poll by Right Management of 1,023 North American workers found that 39 percent of employees say they eat lunch at their desk.

At least they are eating something. The survey also found 28 percent seldom take any break at all. Only 19 percent say they almost always take a traditional lunch break.

But if people do eat lunch, Taylor says they can still enjoy it without buying it from a restaurant or food cart.

"Its really simple," she says. "Bring something delicious."

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Michael De Groote

"Trueamerican" didn't like my story.

I'm ok with that. :-)

For some people to like a story, other people are going to have to loathe it.

One person who read it thanked me because he never really More..

  • 10:23 p.m. Nov. 12, 2012
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"Sorry Charlie!" expressed some dissatisfaction with the headline on this article:
"Saving money for lunch can be delicious, but costly"

I can't disagree. I don't understand it myself. I am going to request More..

  • 9:54 a.m. Nov. 13, 2012
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I said (jokingly) to a co-worker once, "You buy a lot of lunches, you could probably save a ton of money if you brought food from home. Do you know what you could do with all that money?"
He answered, "You know what I would do with More..

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I am a staff writer for the Deseret News. My current beat is financial responsibility. I also occasionally write on other topics such as faith. I graduated from Arizona State University and from J. Reuben Clark Law School more ..

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