Regular bargain Habits/Places

Towser

Hello, Can anybody add to my list of bargain Habits/places, (I'm economising-stretching my money, not stopping spending)?;

It's my new hobby.
Go for all the discount variety stores amongst others I call bargain shops.

home bargains
b&m bargains
poundstretcher
gumtree
preloved
Bargain foods
Markets
TKmaxx
Ikea
Amazon,
Aldi
Lidl
Ebay
Charity Shops
Freecycle
Matalan
George at ASDA
Tesco Clothes
H&M
Library
Car Auctions
Camping
Carboots
Wilkinson
Iceland
mysupermarket.com
gocompare
I was using mysupermarket.com to work out cheapest trolley.

What I have done is go through all my receipts and statements to work out what the heck I have spent it all on. Then I prioritise the largest amount for cutting back and so on. Not cutting it out but how to do it cheaper eg butchers etc.
Also, check out quidco.com, if you do buy online and the site is affiliated, use the quidco portal and you get money back.
And I have a purse full of loyalty cards.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I have tried to list every bargain place where you can find everything you might need in life, including a car! Every aspect of my money is made to go further. So will be watching this thread.

Cutting back not cutting out.

Any body else?

Towser

Everything 5 Pounds is great for cheap but good quality womans and girls clothes, shoes, accessories and underware sets. They update their stock daily and they have told me that they are looking into getting mens and boys ranges in too. I've ordered a few times and the quality of the clothes is amazing especially since it costs £5 per item.

Also Cosmetics Fairy are great for cheap cosmetics. They also update their stock regularyl and sometimes get more expensive brands in cheap. They have a 99p section and orders over £10 get free delivery.

I love both these sites and use them regularly. Always used to walk around looking like a tramp because I just couldnt justify spending much on clothes for myself, now I can get them for next to nothing

hope this helps some of you guys

Towser

I only ever get clothes from primark these days and they always seem to last me well. I also love matalan.

I get toiletries from home bargains and B&M (toilet paper from B&M too you can get big packs of 18 for £2.99 which seems to be the cheapest i have found and its not the horrible rough paper)

Towser

B&M Bargains I haven't worked them out yet apart from being a bargain shop. They have a poster saying Brand Names at bargain prices but they have a strange mix of items like Wilkinsons. Could someone enlighten me.

I had a good look round and there were some kids snowboots for £7.99 (Lidl £.99) after spending £16.99 (gutted) from TKMaxx although they were a brand name Gumbies. Shows I am still a savvy shopper in training. How do you avoid that?

Elizabeth Shaw chocolates £1.99 but £2.49 last week in Lidl.

A5 diary week on two pages 89p £1.29 from ebay inc P&P.

What does everyone else buy? I have only just worked out what is good at Aldi and Lidl now I have to for B&M Bargains. Cos if you can't use it it's not a bargain.

Anybody in Aylesbury who can tell me more bargain shops(apart from QD, Pound shop, 99p store, Aldi, Lidl - I am addicted) ?

pawsies

I like heron/fulton foods although it's probably just up North
Poundstretcher is always more expensive than other bargain shops so I avoid it- they might have one thing that's cheaper in the whole store but it's not worth it really.
You can't avoid price changes, TK Maxx sells designer things at cheap prices so will always be more expensive than bargain places however you need to be careful to consider quality too. Some items you can get in bargain places won't last long.

There is always charity shops too which can give you a bargain.

Always use cashback sites where possible and codes/discounts if you do shopping online to reduce your costs.

This site is brilliant for reducing costs.

Towser

Thank-you pawsies

A new contender has entered the battle of the budget Christmas lunches. Supermarket Morrisons claims it has the ingredients to make a Christmas dinner, with all the trimmings for a family of eight, for just £2.49 a head – the same price as buying them each a McDonalds Big Mac in London.

The festive meal includes a whole basted 3kg turkey for £9, as well as dessert – in the form of mince pies, fruit cake and Christmas pudding – for just under a total £20.

But its offer is a whole 2p more expensive per person than the £2.47 per head Christmas dinner trailed by rival supermarket Asda last week - although that is for a family of six.

Cutting back, not cutting out.

Any body else?

Towser

AA breakdown cover extortionate how can I reduce it?

Has anybody had a bargain lately.

Cutting back not cutting out.

Any body else?

Towser

Toys, DVD's and latest Apple technology - anti Amazon? Daily Mail

Toys-Toys R Us, Tesco Direct, Smyths,
DVD's- Asda ,
and latest Apple technology PC World,

This is what the Daily Mail has to say:
"Millions of British families are facing a budget Christmas because their incomes have been squeezed and they have had benefits cut by the taxman.
So, if you want to send a message to Amazon that you are fed up with these tactics then your best bet is to stop using it altogether — and that could even save you money.
Money Mail has scoured the UK for the cheapest prices of this year’s must-have presents. We found that while Amazon is competitive, their prices are by no means unbeatable. In most cases, we found a better price.

All of the top 13 toys for this Christmas, as listed by the Toy Retailers Association, can at the very least be matched in price by a number of other retailers. And in some cases they are significantly cheaper, particularly at shops such as Tesco.

We’ve excluded shops such as Play.com — which has questions over its tax status.
On Amazon prices for the Furby, a cuddly robot, start at £59.99, but go up to £100 depending on what colour you want.
At Toys R Us, Furbies in all shades cost £48.79.
Lego fans could save £25 by opting to shop at Tesco Direct rather than Amazon for new favourite Olivia’s House.
Jake And The Neverland Pirates’ musical Pirate Ship Bucky is £24 cheaper at Tesco.
Those after the new Nerf N-Strike Elite Hail-Fire will also save themselves £12 at Tesco.


Looking elsewhere, Monster High !!!!!s Rule Dolls are nearly a fiver cheaper at Smyths toy shop. And the new Web Shooting Spider-Man figure is around £14 cheaper at Toys R Us.
But savings are not just restricted to toys. While Amazon is renowned for cheap DVDs, we’ve easily matched their prices for the most sought after collections this Christmas. In fact, the popular Downton Abbey collection is £5 cheaper at Asda than Amazon.
Those after the latest Apple technology will be nearly £40 better off by buying direct from PC World. In the run-up to Christmas, retailers change their prices daily, so it’s important to shop around.
And remember prices may vary online compared to when buying in High Street stores."

Has anybody had a bargain lately.

Cutting back not cutting out.

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Pippin12

I had a bargain shop at Tesco the other day - bought some of their 'Everyday Value' branded stuff - 3 pots of hair gel for 30p total (3 for 2), loaf of wholemeal bread 47p, jar of instant coffee 47p, toothpaste 25p, tinned spaghetti 19p. The stuff is good quality too.

Towser

Feed your family on £50 a week: Top cook Prue Leith shows how - and you won't just be eating baked beans.

This is what she has to say in todays Daily Mail.

As a young chef earning just £12 a week, I learned to cook on a budget. And today, although Leiths School Of Food And Wine frequently teaches chefs how to prepare michelin-star-style dishes made with expensive ingredients, I still love the challenge of creating something from leftovers — opening the fridge and playing a game of ‘ready, steady, cook’ with whatever I find inside.
These cheap, home-made dinners are often far healthier than fat and salt-laden ready-meals.
So I was saddened to read research published in the Mail this week, which revealed that soaring food prices are having a terrible effect on the nation’s diet, with cash-strapped families filling up on cheap processed foods, and failing to eat enough fruit and vegetables.
I’d like to prove that it is possible to make healthy food on a budget — and that, in fact, you can feed a family of four for a week for as little as £50.
Of course, this isn’t easy, and requires careful planning and shopping around. But the money-saving tricks I learnt when I was a struggling young cook have stayed with me, and can be used to help you, too.


Read more: Feed your family on £50 a week: Top cook Prue Leith shows how - and you won't just be eating baked beans | Mail Online
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Cutting back not cutting out.

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Towser

The Money Advice Service -brilliant!

This one has been advertised on the telly quite a bit so I thought, I would look at their website. I can't understand why I didn't earlier. I suppose because it's so obvious.

Loads and loads of good advice. Even has a section on how to be frugal with your money.

Has easy-to-use calculators can help you budget, save and cut-back on costs.

As always Cutting back not cutting out.

Anybody else?