Buying coffee every day can certainly put a dent in your budget. If you still want a treat, take a look at these coffee hacks to save money at Starbucks. I found a video playing on my Facebook time line earlier about how to save money at Starbucks and thought it impossible not to share. Most drinks bought… more
The End of Free Coffee at Waitrose – What to do Instead
Waitrose has announced that they are no longer giving away free coffee to myWaitrose cardholders. What can you do instead to get free or cheap coffee? It’s sad news for freebie lovers out there because Waitrose have announced that they will no longer be giving away free coffee (or tea) to its existing myWaitrose card holders…. more
Food Shopping: Where Do You Do Yours?
I was recently set a challenge by the Mirror to do an entire week’s food shop for £30 at Waitrose. I DID IT but I wasn’t always so savvy. Long before starting this blog, whenever we did our food shop it would be in Tesco’s. There was no particular reason for using Tesco’s other than… more
How I Plan My Supermarket Shop
The food bill in our household is the biggest spend after rent. To ensure we keep within our budget we have a tried and tested plan for our supermarket shop. I’m heading out to a supermarket tomorrow to do a good week’s worth of food shopping so I thought I’d share with you the process… more
Reducing Food Waste: 10 Top Tips
Instead of throwing away unwanted, leftover or out of date food, follow these easy tips to help reduce your food waste and save some cash in the process. Did you know that according to LoveFoodHateWaste.com us Britons throw away 7 million tonnes of food and drink each and every year. To put it into a… more
Solving Simple Heating and Boiler Problems Yourself
With the cold weather here to stay, our heating and boiler systems work overtime. This can cause problems and breakdowns which can be costly. But there are some problems that you can sort out yourself. So you’ve lined your curtains, draft proofed your house and stocked up on a multitude of hot water bottles. With the… more
