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01 / Food · Hack #38
Bring lunch from home two days a week.
Not every day. Nobody sustains that. Two days a week is realistic and still a real number.
“two days. not seven.”Potential saving
RM6–RM12 / use
≈ RM600–RM1,200 / year
Effort
5 minutes
Wait, what?
2 / 10
“nice one”
CheapHack ratio™
NO-BRAINERsaving ÷ effort
COMMUNITY TIPDemoLast checked: 12 AUG 2026
THE PROBLEM
Buying lunch every working day is one of the biggest quiet recurring costs for office workers.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO
Either buy every day, or attempt daily meal prep for one week and give up.
(no judgement. we did too.)THE CHEAPHACK
Pick two fixed days. Pack leftovers from dinner the night before. That's the whole system.
HOW TO DO IT
- STEP 1Choose two days (Tuesday and Thursday work well).
- STEP 2Cook slightly more at dinner the night before.
- STEP 3Pack it. Done.
You’ll need: A container · A fridge at work
THE MATH
RM8 × 2 days × 50 weeks = RM800
Per use
RM6–RM12
Assumed uses / year
× 100
Per year
≈ RM600–RM1,200
is it worth the hassle?DO THIS NOW.(no-brainer ratio · 5 minutes)
WHEN THIS MAKES SENSE
- You buy lunch most days.
WHEN IT DOESN’T
- Lunch is provided or heavily subsidised at work.
THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR
- Savings depend on what you'd otherwise spend.
DO THE MATH WITH YOUR NUMBERS
Do the math ↗
You save
RM80 − RM45 = RM35 × 52
RM152 / month
RM1,820 / year
RM9,100 over 5 years
okay, now this is getting serious.Is it worth the hassle?
DO THIS NOW.this is a very good hourly rate.
RM1,820 for 5 min ≈ RM21,840 per hour of effort.
DID IT WORK FOR YOU?
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