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I have been inspired to do this after reading this: //www.diynot.com/forums/general-discussion/fuel-poverty.295663/
We too are finding ways to cut back what we spend. Shopping is a huge bill for us, as we have three young boys.
We are experimenting by buying different (cheaper) products than the ones we used to, to see if we can live with them.
One that surprised me was the toilet roll. I used to be a bogroll snob! I would buy a premium brand. Now we are trying Spring Force toilet roll, 9 pack for £1.99 at Tesco. That's cheaper than the Value brand and it's not bad.
A worthy saving against the Woofing brand.
If you buy what my Mum calls "Mother's Shame" or "Plastic bread", try the value loaves, there is not a huge deal of difference. £0.47 for a Value Wholemeal loaf, 800g.
We have stopped our milk at the milkman: it would now be in excess of 65p a pint. In an ideal world, I would buy from the milkman for the convenience, but with milk at 25p a pint in the supermarket (Creamfields Whole Milk, £1.00 / 4 pints), I've given in.
The boys like the Value squash, miles cheaper: 29p for 3/4 l.
If you buy pizza, try the cheaper varities. Trattoria Pizza, 99p for 350g.
You can save loads going to the various supermarkets just to pick up the special offers. However, you have to balance the time & diesel used to do this.
Also worth (if you can afford it) is to bulk buy the things that have a long shelf-life ( especially toiletries) when on special.
Please post here your tips for swapping your regular favorites for cheaper alternatives that are nearly as good and other tips to save money when shopping.
We too are finding ways to cut back what we spend. Shopping is a huge bill for us, as we have three young boys.
We are experimenting by buying different (cheaper) products than the ones we used to, to see if we can live with them.
One that surprised me was the toilet roll. I used to be a bogroll snob! I would buy a premium brand. Now we are trying Spring Force toilet roll, 9 pack for £1.99 at Tesco. That's cheaper than the Value brand and it's not bad.
A worthy saving against the Woofing brand.
If you buy what my Mum calls "Mother's Shame" or "Plastic bread", try the value loaves, there is not a huge deal of difference. £0.47 for a Value Wholemeal loaf, 800g.
We have stopped our milk at the milkman: it would now be in excess of 65p a pint. In an ideal world, I would buy from the milkman for the convenience, but with milk at 25p a pint in the supermarket (Creamfields Whole Milk, £1.00 / 4 pints), I've given in.
The boys like the Value squash, miles cheaper: 29p for 3/4 l.
If you buy pizza, try the cheaper varities. Trattoria Pizza, 99p for 350g.
You can save loads going to the various supermarkets just to pick up the special offers. However, you have to balance the time & diesel used to do this.
Also worth (if you can afford it) is to bulk buy the things that have a long shelf-life ( especially toiletries) when on special.
Please post here your tips for swapping your regular favorites for cheaper alternatives that are nearly as good and other tips to save money when shopping.
