So if you haven’t read my previous blog, you wouldn’t have seen that I wrote a post about shopping in Sainsbury’s Meal Ideas from Sainsbury’s, and I thought I would talk more about What I do when I shop.
I do like to have a list with me, and keep an idea of how much I am willing to spend on each item, as example I don’t like spending more than a pound on items like mayonnaise or ketchup, I will go for the cheaper item.
I also checkout he clearance shelf they have, as I found a new automatic toothbrush on sale (sorry I think I lost the receipt so couldn’t tell you how much) and also a tube of Oral toothpaste.
I always keep my toiletries items separate from my groceries, as I do have a different budget amount on food shopping and on my toiletry items.
I will often put some money on a gift card, so should I need it I will use it and then the shopping is more or less been paid for, and if they do a points card, and it is a shop I use often then I will get a points card, example: Nectar card points.
Points cards are build up from how much money you spend on your shop, and then once they are built up quite a lot, you can use them to purchase some shopping and takes a chunk off, of your bill and you can use it to purchase a ticket at a theme park for an example.
When seeking out items on sale, do you maths as sometimes the deal is not worth it and don’t always go for branded items, as you can get the same quality with the shops own produce. I am talking, tinned, cold meats and cheeses for example, and you can save so much for following this method.
The one thing I would always invest in, is a freezer because you can still by fresh foods and freeze them. Example vegetables. I often would get a load of veg, cut it all up and put into freezer bags to use for when we had stews, casseroles, Sunday roasts and I have even made soups.
This is a great method if you are weaning a child, and saves you so much money on not buying ready made baby food, you can do it all yourself, mixing different vegetables and is such a time saver.
When it comes to shopping it is all about spending less but having more for your money.
If you have any shopping tips or hacks, I love a hack then please share. All recommendations can be included in my comment section below.
Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
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