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    #41
    If/when I was on even a decent £30k salary I would consider spending £5 on lunch every day a ridiculous luxury - that's 10% or more of what you're going to earn in a low-paid job! Or maybe I'm just tight

    I take your point that some sort of carrot can be very motivational though... for many a McD for lunch would be the highlight of their day.
    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
    Originally posted by vetran
    Urine is quite nourishing

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      #42
      5 quid a day for food.

      I made a steak and kidney pie with boiled spuds for me and the missus last weekend.
      £7 for all the ingredients and it lasted 2 days
      (\__/)
      (>'.'<)
      ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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        #43
        Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
        5 quid a day for food.

        I made a steak and kidney pie with boiled spuds for me and the missus last weekend.
        £7 for all the ingredients and it lasted 2 days
        allowance for food, they don't need to spend it on food, basically a £5 a day bonus for working.
        Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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          #44
          Originally posted by vetran View Post
          basically a £5 a day bonus for working.
          "Why is working a choice in the first place?" was going to be my retort, but maybe a policy of reward is better than one of punishment. It would be more the Tory way - aspiration.
          Originally posted by MaryPoppins
          I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
          Originally posted by vetran
          Urine is quite nourishing

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            #45
            Originally posted by d000hg View Post
            If/when I was on even a decent £30k salary I would consider spending £5 on lunch every day a ridiculous luxury - that's 10% or more of what you're going to earn in a low-paid job! Or maybe I'm just tight

            I take your point that some sort of carrot can be very motivational though... for many a McD for lunch would be the highlight of their day.
            It costs 3 times as much to feed a family healthily than to feed them rubbish.

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              #46
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              It costs 3 times as much to feed a family healthily than to feed them rubbish.
              But buying take-away is still more expensive than making a healthy lunch (although Greggs push it pretty close)
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #47
                Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                But buying take-away is still more expensive than making a healthy lunch (although Greggs push it pretty close)
                You have 60p. You want to give your children a treat. 2 apples or 5 doughnuts?

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                  #48
                  A treat isn't a meal. We're talking about lunch for someone working all day.
                  Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                  I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                  Originally posted by vetran
                  Urine is quite nourishing

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                    #49
                    And I can get 5 apples for the same price as 5 doughnuts.
                    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                    Originally posted by vetran
                    Urine is quite nourishing

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                      And I can get 5 apples for the same price as 5 doughnuts.
                      Where can you get 5 apples for 60p?

                      And an apple is not as filling as a doughnut.

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