What will you no longer spend money on post-lockdown?

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I've had a bit of a wake up call, as i am lucky that my bank account is a lot healthier right now.

I normally work in London and fritter tonnes away on coffee, Pret lunches and random odd things from TK Maxx each week.

I'm shocked at what I've wasted.

Whenever / if ever we can go back, I'm definitely not buying lunch or coffee every day again.

Anyone else the same?,

Take-out coffee will definitely become more of a treat than a regular occurrence! Eating out, we never realised just how much we spend on eating out and food on the go! We will definitely be eating at home more often.

I also think overall I'll change my attitude towards food shopping and will plan better for lunches and dinners each week and stick to it, the option to be lazy has been removed!

We’ve also had local deliveries and the quality has been miles better than Tesco

Although kids still want Tesco treats I’ve not been

DD and I have got into baking so probably will have fewer stops at cafes for cake when they reopen, especially with all of us (2 adults, 3 kids, drink or cake = little change from a £20).

Suspect I may copy many colleagues and work a day a week or so from home, as our tech is now up to it, which is £10 train fare saved.

The dog groomer - £50 every few weeks and actually although my dog wouldn't win crufts it's not so bad!

Buying lunch at work.

Popping into Tesco Express on the way home or when WFH. A big waste of money.

The gym, as I've discovered You Tube and love it.

I have learned how to make all my favorite coffees, including the Greek ones, at home. So no need to spend money there.

Not a lot will change, just more mindful of food shopping, most of my savings are transport, and uniform washing

Realised how much we spend on coffees out on the weekend here and there or lunch on a Sunday. Over £200 a month probably and that doesn't include the shite I normally buy on a Monday when I'm pootling.

Up until lockdown I never manage to save any of my personal spends money but am determined to in the next couple of months.

Waiting for a holiday refund aswel so going to chuck that into savings too.

I am not giving up my coffee, they will take it out of my cold dead hands.

We were very broke for a loooooooooooong time, think twenty out of thirty years together, we are now mortgage free, with x amount of salary savings behind us, but old habits die hard, and there is very little to be cut.

I will say though that all of the PP saying that they are not doing, this, that or whatever, is a pretty terrifying snapshot of how the economy is going to tank.

I will say though that all of the PP saying that they are not doing, this, that or whatever, is a pretty terrifying snapshot of how the economy is going to tank.

Oh I'll still be spending all my money! Just on other stuff. What I've saved on groceries this last 2 months has bought me a new bed. I've just decided I can do better things than waste it in Asda every day

I am just going to buy what I need rather than whim purchases. I am stopping going on Instagram etc to see what people are wearing etc. I am no longer interested in buying stuff for the sake of it.

The current situation has really opened my eyes to the amount of money I spend just because I’m passing the supermarket or am killing an hour waiting for the children to finish. I will still go for the occasional coffee and lunch out but it will no longer be a regular occurrence.

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Personal Training Sessions. There are so many online sessions and we have bought a turbo trainer so we can do bike workouts in our living room. Love it!

I’m going to stop my daily cafe visit and continue to take a packed lunch in to work. In April I spent £1000 less than usual! Doing one big shop a week has been great for reducing all the crap I buy visiting a shop most days.

Atm I’ve clamped down on spending. But I think it will go mostly back to normal after some time. I’ll try and be more mindful though.

I'm feeling a bit left out. Apart from not buying petrol for commuting, my spending habits haven't changed at all since lockdown.

Apart from food which has pretty much doubled.

I would have thought that a lot of people would be taking a long hard look at insurance - specifically travel insurance ....

I've saved a fair bit since lockdown started, mostly because we're not paying for nursery or petrol, but also from not eating out, but I didn't really fritter much away walking round the shops, and I didn't tend to spend much on clothes, beauty or stuff beforehand, so there's not much to be saved there.

To be honest, when lockdown ends I think I'll spend pretty much as usual - I really miss going out to eat, I don't want to bring a packed lunch to work every single day, and I really miss the opportunity to leave DH and DD for an hour and sit in peace in a café. I'm enjoying home workouts, but I don't have space for a spin bike/pilates reformer, and I'm looking forward to doing those again. I want to take DD swimming or to soft play, I want to sit in a beer garden with my friends, and pick up some more houseplants for my newly decluttered house!

All of the money I'm saving on childcare costs I'm putting aside for a really nice family holiday in 2021. It's experiences, not things, that I'm missing, and I'm really looking forward to being able to do them again.

I would have thought that a lot of people would be taking a long hard look at insurance - specifically travel insurance ....

I suspect that in future it will be extremely difficult to find an affordable policy that will cover any kind of pandemic related risk.

I definitely won't be top up shopping half as much I was going every three days before lockdown.
I'm not spending £80 a week roughly and it lasts seven to eight days I was prob spending and extra £40 on top of this.
I used to take lunch to work so don't notice that but not buying Petrol has saved me £50 a week so the 20% I've lost covers this.
The kids aren't having treats everyday after school so I'm saving at least £5 on this a day! I take them the little shop once or twice a week now to get some crisps and chocolate and my oldest has lost a few pounds as he isn't snacking at school and buying cokes on the way everyday (sneakily) with his dinner money.
I haven't had to get the kids clothes for two months and sorted the older kids clothes to pass to the younger one instead of taking them the charity shops like I usually do because I'm working all the time and can't be arsed.
I spent to much on makeup and hair I now know I can go four months without getting my roots done which will save me £120 per year if I stick to it.
The list goes on I'm amazed how much I've saved and how much I could of saved instead of wasting pretty shocking how materialistic we all became I'm defo guilty of this.

Gel nails. £25 a time. I used to only get them done to replace the last lot. During lockdown they've grown out completely so it's a habit I no longer have to keep up with. Yay.