Back in the day, I wold often eat a quick microwave meal at my desk when there was just too much work to get done. Other days, I would go out with friends for a meal that could easily add up to $20.
These days, I make my lunches at home — usually a sandwich, a salad, or the occasional plate of pasta and meatballs, because hey, who's going to stop me? I'm in my own kitchen.
I calculate that my lunches made at home cost an average of $3 daily, or $15 weekly. Assuming two workplace desk lunches at $3.99 each and three out-of-office meals at $14 each, I was spending about $2,499 per year on lunch, assuming a 50-week work year.
At $3 daily, I am spending about $750 per year on workweek lunch. So that's $1,749 staying in the bank.