Tip - Tips for Sticking to a Budget: Bringing Your Lunch to Work — Budget Living

When I was growing up, it was understood that, as a family, we were not to entirely devour whatever had been made for dinner that evening. Obviously we ate our fill, but there always had to be a lunch-sized portion for my mum to take to the office the next day. I was raised with an understanding that "leftovers" and "lunch" were synonyms, which has served me (and my monthly food budget) well as an adult.