What Happened to the Brownbaggers?

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What happened to brown bags? I know, they all vanished. What I mean is, do you remember when people went to work, EVERYDAY, carrying a brown bag and a thermos? Folks then didn't worry about prestige. The money of not going out to lunch was put in the kiddy.

People used to cook. . . Remember, COOKING!  Cooking for leftovers. Leftovers that could be sliced, like a pork roast or meatloaf. All our kids carried lunch boxes to school. Snoopy, Charley Brown or Skoobydo lunch boxes.

I guess it is more fashionable now to complain about the school cafeteria's food, than whip out a p-butter sandwich.

No long ago I read a story of a couple in New York, doing the Brownbagging thing. They both had upscale jobs and could afford to eat out. For years they had eaten out every lunch and dinner, plus weekends. At their apartment they sported the most modern kitchen, stainless appliances, marble tops, indirect lighting, the works.

Their goal was to quit eating out for one year. The bottom line, they saved over $40,000.

Now I know you don't live in New York, but if you were to add it up, the both of you probably do at least $5,000 worth of eating out.

I know, I know, you are adding to the town's economy. . . . HOW MUCH ARE YOU ADDING TO YOUR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT?


We started our business in the basement of the house. After moving it to town, and after the sons joined the firm, we still sat together at lunchtime like we had done since they were born.
"What are we having for supper?" Our kids used to asked every day coming home from school. At least two or three times a week the answer would be, "We're cleaning out the frig."


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