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Bringing lunch to work every day sure does save more than a fewbucksand keeps you healthy at the same time. It's such an easy everyday saving trick, and it's a greatoptionfor those trying to cut costs on their daily expenses. Here are a few tips that get me through the week.

What do you want to eat for the rest of the week? Give it some thought before you make a trip to thegrocerystore to buy someingredients. Forinspiration,flip throughYum's list ofdeliciouswork lunches. While you're grocery shopping, read oursavvytricks for saving money at the supermarket.

Buy all the ingredients you need on Sunday so that you won't have todesperatelyscramblearound the night before. If you're planning on making one dish that you'll be eating all week (such as soup), you can either keep itrefrigeratedor, depending on what type of dish it is, you can also choose tofreezeit in fiveziplocpackets that you canrationout throughout the week.

If you want to keep your lunch fresh, try to keep the pieces separate andassembleit right before you're having lunch. This works best for meals such as salads and sandwiches — soggy bread and vegetables are notappetizing!

Cover your food if you're heating it up in the office microwave, because you don't want the smell tolinger. And remember to eat your meals away from your desk if they'resmellyso you won't bother your neighbors.