Instead of pub crawling for after work drinks, try scheduling in your supermarket shopping instead. An audit of supermarkets suggests that you can cut 20% of your weekly food bill by shopping on Fridays.
Shop Local
Groceries do a whole lot of traveling before arriving in your shopping trolley. Source food at farmers' markets so you do your bit for the environment and save on transportation costs.
Shop At The Deli
Instead of buying packaged meat, cheese and olives from the supermarket, go to deli to avoid all the extra packaging. It works out cheaper and you only buy exactly how much you need.
Take baby steps
Try make a difference one step at a time. For example, try buying products with less packaging. When buying coffee, bring a mug with you. If you forget just ask them to forget about the plastic lid.
Take your own bag
I leave the green bags near the door so I don't forget when I'm on the way out to the shops. I find that they are easier to carry compared to plastic bags when the load gets heavy, so why not kill two birds with one stone?
Thrifty Thursday
While Friday is the day to shop for groceries, Thursday is the day for fashion buys. Thursday evening 6-8 weeks after an item arrives in store is when prices start dropping. Late night shopping was just meant to be!
Beauty Bargains
Ask your beauty therapist or hairdresser where they buy their products. They just might know a wholesaler who sells to the general public. No harm asking!
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