What are you no longer doing or buying?

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Because of COL?
I’m opting for more park trips rather than days out over the summer hols.

Famous brand ceral , have found most own brand ones are actually OK
Was so shocked the other day when DH came home with a pkt of the real deal ones !!

What’s the best own brand weetabix?

Aldi. Better than branded.

Weetabix prices are insane. We switched to Tesco ones, which are absolutely fine.

Nutella - now also buy Tesco version.

I was shocked to discover that Heinz baked beans are £1.40 in Tesco, yet have the exact same customer rating as these www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299669062 which are just 28p for the same size tin.

I have cut down on eating out massively. Not because I can’t actually afford it, but because it has become so ridiculously expensive that I really struggle to justify spending £60 on two courses, a glass of wine & service at a bog-standard chain pub or restaurant.

Couldn't access your link, but I've just bought Hubbards beans at 27p - I can't believe the price difference! Ratings don't look bad either.

This might work https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/299669062

We went on holiday last week (uk caravan site - can't afford abroad!) and the kids were delighted to be allowed branded Cheerios!

It's Aldi all the way here for most things, has been for ages. But I can't find better bagels and crumpets than warburtons.

My kids will not eat those, nor Sainsbury’s. They will only eat Heinz.

We've swapped down to own brand cereal. I don't eat it but the kids and husband haven't noticed.

@Pennyplant19 Hubbard’s are really good, aren’t they
Colman’s mustard - £1.70 for 100g www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/colmans-english-mustard-100g

Hubbard’s mustard - 70p for 180g, same customer rating. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-english-mustard--basics-180g

I agree with you on eating out. I can afford it but we've cut back because the service has got a lot worse, portions are smaller and I can do better myself tbh.

I won't buy Heinz brand and will never again.

Branded food
Eating out
Takeaways
Days out that cost money
Any new clothes or shoes apart from for DS who’s growing
Basically all fun 😭

I swapped almost all brands for supermarket own. However DH purchased Tropicana orange juice the other week and I could really tell the difference!.

Tesco wheat biscuits are good

I no longer buy Coca Cola.Also no longer buy Walkers crisps, but I have discovered Aldi’s cheese puffs, Aldi version of Quavers and Aldi version of French fries crisps are just as good and much cheaper.
I also no longer buy anything made by Heinz. i no longer buy Nutella and buy Asda and Aldi own which are just as nice. I don’t buy marmite anymore, I buy Asda own version and it’s equally as nice. Also Tropicana orange juice, I’ve switched to Aldi own brand.

Having my nails done. Used to have them done every 2 or 3 weeks.

I went to a wedding recently and thought I'd treat myself so took £65 out and needed to go to the cash machine to get more! I was mortified.

Dumped all cereal for overnight oats . It was a UPF thing but has made a decent reduction to the shopping bill ..

I’ve stopped all waxing, bic razors all the way now!

I worry about the ingredients in cheap processed food (like maltodextrin) - increasingly linked to a range of diseases (as well as weight gain). I have ‘down traded’ on a lot of brands, but really do check the ingredients.

I hate cleaning my car, I feel like it's hard to get it clean like the professionals do. But I've had a few very mid cleans recently. So doing that myself.

@Howmanyweekz - thinking of moving over to overnight oats. Are they good - do you add much?

Same here, also takeaways.

It's a shame because I enjoy just being out and relaxing, but I do find myself feeling resentful at the bill of a very mediocre meal.

An Indian takeaway now easily comes to £40-50 for the two of us, it's ridiculous.

So many things have stopped:
Children’s refresher swim lessons £80pm
Children horse riding £110pm
My haircut/colour every 6 weeks £110
my nails £35 every 3-4 weeks
Weekly cleaner £180pm
all subscriptions £45pm
new glasses
buying books/magazines
regular eating out
clothes/shoes/beauty shopping
pretty much all non-essentials and impulse spending