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I switched from in store food shopping to online so I can take time to research the best deals! My weekly shopping has gone down from £150 a week to around £80!
When buying an appliance do I always look at energy efficiency – it save you big money in the long-term.
Keep coupons and use them
My daughter is unicorn obsessed!
Write down everything you have coming in to your household in earnings and all your outgoings and see where you are spending too much and try to cut down.
Shop around and do your research before buying any one off items, there are very often vouchers to be found
Do you really need it ? Question I ask myself everything I pick something up.
Make yourself a budget at the start of the year, if you don’t know how much you have to spend each month you can easily over spend.
Plan your meals for the week and make a shopping list , stick to the list
When shopping online Shop around for discount codes. If you can’t find any leave your items in your shopping basket and quiet often the company will email you a code.
Use up you leftovers and plan your weeks meals before you go food shopping and stick to it!
Pay for things using cash it makes it easier to keep track of what you are spending
Always, always open all your post – no unexpected surprises or shocks. Check your bank account regularly. Meal plan and write shopping list at same time and always use up leftovers
Plan the meals for the week, weigh the exact veg/fruit you need unless a deal is cheaper and never do a food shop on an empty stomach! 🙂
Plan your meals before you go shopping and stick to it I can feed family of five on £15 worth of food to last a week it is possible
swop childrens clothes with friends to save money
Look for vouchers online wherever possible rather than buy full price in store
I have recently bought a printer and have been printing coupons. I also find that by meal planning for the week ahead I save money on shopping
I always look for the meat with yellow stickers on in the supermarket, and then I freeze it all! ?
And 2 months ago i switched from British gas to Ovo and I save £20 a month!
Write to retailers with compliments rather than complaints, you generally get vouchers sent to you in the post as thanks and they generally give more than for people who complain! 🙂
I always research the best prices before I go shopping.
Make a meal plan and then a shopping list according to plan,
Give yourself a weekly cash budget, don’t use a debit card. It is too easy to spend money when you don’t see the paper and coins.
Plan your meals for the week and make a shopping list and use your money saving coupons
I make sure to write down a budget on pen and paper so I can see exactly what is coming in and going out every month. It really helps.
Make packed lunches for work and wait until you get to the office to have your coffee instead of buying one on the way – those convenience food and drink costs quickly add up!
I follow sites like these to help me find bargins
I follow sites like these to help me find bargains
Sign up to restaurant newsletter to get discount vouchers
What a fab site. I always try to save where I can.
Get someone else to pay
Always look for coupons online before making purchases and use cash back sites
Freeze your bank cards.
Buy one get one free is not always the bargain you think it is. Only buy it if you know you will use it.
Try and find vouchers before shopping!
Coupons and cashback sites!
Coupons coupons coupons!!
I never buy anything without first looking for discount codes or cashback deals online
Do the shopping at 3.10pm on a Sunday. Plenty of bargains to be had and frozen
Batch cook and take your own lunches to work!
Make a list & stick to it (unless you forgot to write you need milk down!) & I always visit a comparison site like mysupermarket first to check on prices. Sometimes store offers are cheaper than discount stores (B&M, Home Bargains) plus you get your reward card points.
Never shop when you’re hungry otherwise you’ll end up putting all kinds in your trolley!
Keep a notebook of all spending
Before buying anything online i always check to see if i can find a discount code first before buying.
Always remember to make a list before you go shopping and take it with you. Thanks for great givaway xx
Always use a cashback site no matter how small the amount
Shop around, then come home check online for deals, free postage and voucher codes! I did this with my wedding dress and saved a fortune!
Plan your grocery shop and only buy whats on your list, better still, buy online that way you wont be tempted by other things.
Menu planning massively cut down on grocery bills for our family
save all your silver coins in a piggy bank – they soon add up!
Join Facebook pages advertising items for sale/free in your local area. You can pick up some fantastic second hand, but often good as new, bargains … and even possibly make new friends in your locality (I have!)
Coupons are great. Especially from store magazines, get money off while you can
Shopping at aldi
Work out what you are going to cook a week in advance and then take a list to the shops and stick to it.
never shop hungry
Use price comparison websites and sign up to a cashback website, the one I use is fab, in 6 months I’ve earned £114
My Grandma and parents brought me up with the mantra ‘Can’t pay, can’t have!’ Along with ‘Save today, spend tomorrow’ Has served me well all my life. My house is the only thing I have ever borrowed for and I overpaid the mortgage whenever I could to pay it off 5 years early 🙂
use lots of coupons and offers with the supermarket shop
Always, always price check on a few websites when buying items online, this can save a lot of money over time 🙂
shop around, use price comparisons and cashback sites
shop around and use offer codes, coupons and cashback site wherever possible
Make a list and stick to it.
Always research before making a purchase.
Firstly use a price comparison site like pricerunner to find the cheapest price.
Secondly look for a discount code to see if you can save even more money.
Thirdly if no discount code available use a cashback site for a % back on your purchase like topcashback or quidco.
Planing meals 🙂
Do a weekly meal planner and work out the ingredients you need for the whole week and stick to the shopping list. It also saves on food waste
Make meal plans and only buy what you need for those meals – I personally check out what fruit/veg is gonna be on offer in aldi/lidls and then plan meals around buying that – sticking to the list saves me a fortune as before I would just pick things up on the off chance I would use them and as well as costing a bomb it was rally wasteful as i would end up chucking stuff!
For holidays I also save loads of money by booking everything myself rather than using a travel agent – last year I did a trip that included a visit to Niagara Falls for 4 days, 5 days in Las Vegas, 1 week staying on site at Disneyworld and 1 week on international drive in Orlando and everything including tickets to the theme parks, grand canyon visit, boat tour of niagara came in at around £1400 per person but travel agent quoted over £3000 each!
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My best money saving tip is – if you didnt go into the shop for it then dont buy it. Cant say I always go by that though – some times bargains just sneak into my basket
Buy bulk when things are on offer, find cheaper substitutes you like if not.
a tin you cant open but money in it xxxx
When online shopping, always search for discount code, if its free delivery, 15% off a certain spend…every little bit helps.
always shop around
cashback, cashback, cashback.
cashback current account, cashback credit card, cashback sites when shopping.
Using voucher codes and looking out for sales.