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Sallywally1 Fri 10-Feb-23 18:54:04

There is a thread on mums net about how people are cutting back on costs at the moment. There are some interesting ideas so I thought I would start one on here, to get some gransnet wisdom!

TerriBull Mon 20-Feb-23 09:04:56

I go to the gym/swimming pool a few times a week, I always have a shower there and try and do hair washing then, which often means a more prolonged shower for that purpose.
Other than that just small tweaks , some Sainsbury's own products, for example their version of Weetabix, can't tell the difference. Mindful about car parking costs in town, pretty much avoid them if doing a supermarket shop in excess of £10 parking is then free for 2 and a half hours which usually fits in with what ever I have to do. We do have the heating on once it gets colder in the afternoon, but have stocked up on long cardigans this year to keep warm when it isn't on.

I do use my library, possibly more often than I did before, I tended to buy books more than borrow them, I did succumb and buy the latest Ellie Griffiths last week once it hit the shelves in Sainsburys, sometimes I've annoyed myself buying books and then finding them disappointing. I love libraries anyway so I shall donate some of my surplus books to them. I've never seen tea or coffee in there though.. Waitrose are back on with theirs, but I don't like their coffee much. I do have their app though so do a smallish Sunday shop there and get a free Sunday Times, a nominated daily paper is one of my ongoing offers

We are getting an Aldi soon sited between Sainsburys and Waitrose, they're all going to be very close together, once it's open I'll be popping in there from time to time too.