I used to have night storage in one of old flats cost fortune as were on meter then and you really notice the power sucked up did washing at night.
we had no gas.
I need to chase agents again fire broke again, its freezing and have 3poorly kids.
brought hubby one of those snuggie blankets for xmas.
if anyone has farmfoods nearby please go to their website and sign up mailing list for vouchers giving 10%off. my local rag has leaftlet every month.
min spend £25-2.50 £50,£5 and £100 £10 can use multiple vouchers .
reason im farmfood lover is weights better than iceland
8pints milk for £1.60
2loaves hovis £1.60
got big bag maris pipers for £ 7.5kg.
onions 39p a bag
sugar 2 for £1.50 so 75p each.
frozen veg some 3 for 2.
frozen fish not always breaded stuff if just get plain frozen fish can make loads with it.
but im selective I couldent do whole shop in there.
When worked on estate in iceland some people did do all their shopping in there but was pizzas, conveiniance when its gone ist gone where as few staples can make more meals with.
I use pittas and tomato puree and cheese to make mini pizzas.
another thing is baked beans topped with mashed potatoes and grated cheese.
plain frozen fish little oil pour over passatta ot chipped tomatoes bake 15mins, then add sprinkling basic hersb was 17p and cheese makes tomatey cheesy cod.
i brought some fresh herbs from lidls other day 2 for 1.50 want to get big windwon pot as kitchen windowsills quite long and wide be lovley to have lots of fresh herbs.
Im really into making soups,
after roast chicken place carcass in pan top with hot water salt, veg chuck in some herbs and simmer down its shocking how much meat comes off i then use this for sandwiches,chicken, rissotto.
i get least 3meals out 1 bird.
cheap treats angel delight, jelly, tinned fruit, cake mixes.
even the supermarkets own brand packet mixes can be useful standby.
coffee i like anything if its gold.
although sainsburys basics coffee 49 surprisingly drinkable, sainsburys basic cereals yuck!Their pepper and herbs are 17p.
The wipes have shop up to over 50p now.
some basics going up and other places cheaper.
its about doing research and trying to outsmart them.
The new alids has opened next door to morrisions with lids other side, b&m round corner and soon to be new iceland. there small sainsburys and co-op on that street too so i like to do them all.
The other kids is opposite sainsburys I always do lidls fisrt then anything cant get get in sainsburys tends to work out well.
I have done online waitrose £50 free delivery
ocado £40min and can get 99p or free deliveries late slots at night been new customer with ocado few times and got £20 free shopping used different email adressses.
one year I earnt 300quid cashback from quicdo as we changed a few insurances.
if you go on quidoc theres free or low spend.
recntly sold i phone and have old nokia payg.
Got 6pack luxury toiliet roll in b&m yesterday for £1.29..
The kids dont mind value ketchup 42p in co-op.
or value squash.
I also hide and ration biscuits and crisps as they terrible at wanting it all so when its week before payday they come out of hiding.