re: Do you still bring a brown bag lunch to work?

I only get 30 minutes for lunch, and there is nothing around here I can walk to. There’s only a couple restaurants I can drive to and get back in time. I try not to ever do that unless I forget my lunch at home. Only a couple places deliver, but it’s expensive, usually around $18+/meal and arrives lukewarm at best. I call it “paying the idiot tax”.

I use think fit. I have gone containerized.

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I work somewhere with few (if any) food options to purchase. I bring my lunch every day. Usually, it’s something I can heat up in a microwave, but sometimes it’s a sandwich.

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I eat out once or twice per week on average. We typically have a lunch meeting almost every week too. I try to bring leftovers 2-3 days.

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It does amaze me how many people order lunch every day spending $10-20

And a lot of these people are barely making that per hour

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That's been my experience.

Then having to listen to them ask for a raise because they are having financial trouble, as I look out into the parking lot at their $80K truck.

(next to my $40K truck)

I don't use a paper bag but I do bring a sandwich for lunch. I used to practically live off of fast food joints but now I almost never eat at them anymore

We have a cafeteria in our building. Has some nice healthy options

Yes

When I’m in the office, I try to bring a lunch, usually leftovers from last night. I loathe having to go out unless it’s necessary. Only times I don’t is if I’m traveling or have a business lunch planned.

And usually I’ll warm up my lunch and eat it at my desk.

Run by the Aldi near the office every other week and get about $25-30 of stuff to make sandwiches, chicken salad, some frozen foods, etc.