savvy shopping to save money

Its a fact that food prices have increased dramatically over the past year, and all the indications are that this trend will continue. Since we cannot manage without food, here are my top tips for getting that bit extra out of your money:

1. If you are going to the Supermarket, eat before you go! :The hungrier you are, the more chance of you buying products you don't need

2. Have a good look around: The Supermarkets are devious monkeys, placing the most expensive items at your eye-level, hunt up and down the shelves to find the best buys

3. Don't even bother going to the Supermarket: Instead of walking up and down aisles and being tempted by things you don't actually need. shop online and buy your essentials. Go to mysupermarket.com, enter the products you want to buy, and it will tell you the cheapest supermarket to go to,

4. Try Alternative Brands: Often the cheaper or own brand items are just as good as the big names, try them.

5. Get a Loyalty Card: You might as well earn points whilst you are spending money

6. Buy Bulk: Either get yourself a cash and carry card, or visit Aldi or Lidl

7. Shop at Night: You can get great deals on perishables at night. Then take them home and stick them in the freezer.

8. Stop buying readymeals: If you bother to make the food yourself, you will find it will be upto 2/3 cheaper. Retailmongous!

9. Stop wasting Food: When you have finished eating, consider using the left-overs as part of tomorrows dinner. Shoptastic!