A couple told the BBC how packed lunches helped them retire at 40 and got precisely the responses they deserved
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Fucking horrible mingebags. https://t.co/WkAn05Zcyy
— mooms : WCP (world cup pervert) (@Danny_McMoomins) June 30, 2026
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Ah I’m spending £200 per day on lunch. That’s probably where I’m going wrong.
— TheCureIsWorseThanTheDisease (@cureisworse) June 30, 2026
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The woman in this article worked as an actuary, where the average salary is £75,000 per year, plus her husband’s salary.
But sure, it’s the packed lunches that did it. https://t.co/zEn4gPUG8c
— Adam Smith (@adamndsmith) June 30, 2026
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They saved a million over ten years – 100k a year (in other words they were fucking loaded to begin with)
— Daniel Gerke (@drgerke1) June 30, 2026
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right but those things aren’t related? https://t.co/Lj4tM6ObBd
— Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) June 30, 2026
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Never knew you could retire early with lunch money. You learn something new everyday.
— sam (@sammy_ide) June 30, 2026
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I point blank refused to believe packed lunches and frugality is allowing them to retire at 35 and 40 and to live in retirement until their 80s. The article says nothing about trust funds or massive parental bungs but I’m convinced they must have got something. https://t.co/ldr7XzLU2v
— Mr Demos of Pnyx (@gem_ste) June 30, 2026
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Hate them. Hate their smug faces. Hate their Dairylea Lunchable way to retirement success attitude. They are the worst of us. Refuse to read the article.
— Bruno Thunderdragon (@BThunderdragon) June 30, 2026
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Here is why I disagree with this mentality- you don’t know what’s coming. So you can do this or enjoy your life now whilst you can and the people you love are still with you. https://t.co/gYbKb8wtw8
— Lisa Forte (@LisaForteUK) June 30, 2026
Well if it made them happy and worked for them, all good. Now, how long is the Deliveroo going to take?