Summertime! Quick– Easy– and Not So Expensive Lunch
Because my doctor told me to be active, I still work …(I might add that my banker thought it a good idea too). My idea was to get away from work, be very active in healthy activities at the local gym, or wellness center, and make my health a real priority. I was caught up in this dream that I would become a fitness guru and help the whole world be fit and healthy…recieve some great prize for my contribution to the world, and live happy, healthy, and rich…
That did not…and is not working…so I moved to plan B…
I work in a job with moderate physical requirements, I have a system of money management, I go to work every day, and take my lunch and snacks with me.
My wife and I have learned that taking our lunch can save around $7.00 per day….$35.00 dollars per week , we save about $1,785.00 per year (allowing for one week vacation) per person. In our case, we save enough to pay down our debt by a considerable amount. What would an extra $148.75 per month do to our house note for instance…..how many years payments would we save, and how much of the interest would we save over the term of the note? By using a mortgage calculator I found on Dave Ramsey’s web site I learned the answers to those questions….We save $35,261.75 interest and pay 9 years and 3 months less time. Not a bad payoff for simply taking our lunch!
We want to give some of our lunch ideas to you and help others to save money, be healthy, and recover from whatever illness may be troubling in a physical and financial way.
Here is one of the items I enjoy taking in my lunch bag.
Ingredients: 1 bag of mixed vegetables (frozen), low fat italion or vinegarette salad dressing, low sodium seasoning of choice
Prepare the mixed vegetables as directed on the bag (or box), season to taste, add the salad dressing of choice, place in a container (suitable for your lunch box), place in the fridge and chill. Let the vegatables stand for12 to 24 hours (allowing the spices and dressing to blend with the veggies). We can share this lunch item, it makes enough for the two of us, in some cases for more than one day.
Quick–easy– and not so expensive! Pack it in your lunch and enjoy!