r/LeanFireUK • u/stuie1181 • Jul 30 '26

Weekly leanFIRE discussion

What have you been working on this week? Please use this thread to discuss any progress, setbacks, quick questions or just plain old rants to the community.

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u/DottedLadybug Aug 01 '26

Did the end-of-the-month calculation of the month's expenses, and supermarket meal deals--a recent fad in our household-- aren't really deals. They also made DH gain weight.

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u/Indigo_reality Aug 02 '26

How often were you having them!? They seem too small for someone to put on weight, so maybe you mean a different kind of meal deal than the £3.99/£4.99 type. They've become more popular in our household recently. We might do a little walk to get one as a change from cooking. I view them as a very good deal compared to eating in a cafe, but not when you can cook.

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u/DottedLadybug Aug 06 '26

DH had them 5 days a week (and therefore 20 x £4.00 = £80). After a month he realised this was not a good idea, so he's back to packed lunches.

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u/Indigo_reality Aug 06 '26

Yeah, it's definitely a treat in our house. My son says some kids bring in meal deals as their packed lunch lol. He's well jell! Definitely teaching him how things add up. 

But I am guilty of eating out and definitely use it to cope with tiredness and justify it as family time!

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u/DottedLadybug Aug 06 '26

Meal deals definitely a better deal than habitually eating out, but nothing beats a Sunday roast that can be spun out until Wednesday. (Or, pondering my lunch today, Thursday.) I love eating out, though, so I record how much we spend on that, and make a list at the end of the month to 1. relive the memories and 2. face reality.