Shopping for the Essentials

This is a great area in which you can make some substantial savings, unlike the cost of many other items your weekly shopping budget is in entirely your hands, the average family spends £100.00 a week on buying food and general household shopping items, we are going to show you how you can save at least 20% and as much as 50% of your weekly bill without compromising your quality of life.

Although a supermarket may appear to be simply a place to purchase food and other household necessities, in reality it's a cutting edge example of "how to sell more than consumers really need." Supermarkets are masters at what I would call “retail trapping” traps which are laid around the supermarket trapping you into making purchases you don’t really need. Here we will show you how to avoid these traps and show where to find the best value on the things you buy most. Bellow Jeffrey Strain of What Price has outlined some very good points to consider when out shopping in supermarkets, read them well and take notice next time you are out shopping.

Now here are some simple but effective measures for saving money on your weekly shopping budget:

Plan your shopping trips for the whole month or at the very least the whole week, many people will pop into stores on their way home and make meal by meal purchase, buying all your shopping in one go will help in two ways, buying in one hit is more controlled and there is less opportunity for impulse buys. Make a list of all the things you need and do not add to it once you are in the store. Making a list and sticking to it can save you £10.00 a week from a bill of £100.00.

That’s £520.00 Saved!

Buy in bulk on items that you will always be re purchasing, such as cleaning goods, toiletries, Pet food, basics such as beans and tined food, you don’t have to buy from the same store for all your items, bulk items can be bought at well known discounts stores such as Aldi and Lidl, both of these stores can save you another £10.00 each week on such items as above as well as on many other lines for even bigger savings

That’s £520 Saved!

Save and use vouchers and reward points, if you see a voucher for something you buy use it don’t waste it, if you use a store that has a reward programme save and use the points, but don’t be tempted to make extra purchases to gain extra points as that’s a false economy. Over a year you can save between £100.00-£200.00.

That’s £150.00 Saved!

Supermarkets are not always the best deal in town, more often than not you can find great deals with local shops such as butchers, fruit and Veg and on local markets, taking more time to shop in a variety of places can save another 10% of your budget.

That’s £500.00 Saved

Planning meals is a great way to save money on your shopping, cooking in batches and freezing food means no more need for expensive readymade meals, plan your meals for each week and you can save at least £200.00 a year, to the right is a great book by Romilla Arber which will feed your family for a year with some great tasting recipes.   That’s £200.00 Saved!

 

 

In total you could save as much as £1890.00 in a year, but even by only employing some of the above you will be able to say That’s £700.00 saved!