Being made redundant a couple months ago made me look further, i could already see things were costing more...
Already changed to First Utility for my energy, very pleased with the costs...and it still costs
I find myself buying more unbranded stuff from the supermarkets..Weetabix for instance, buy Asdas own brand, save around 30%, try a branded one and an Asda one...yeah the taste is very slightly different, but its good all the same.
Shopped more at Aldis while ive had time on my hands, their fruit n veg, bread etc is very cheap compared with the majors...its just picking and choosing the right stuff.
We certainly havn't been eating out as much, we'd cut some of that back even before i got made redundant.
Try not to use the tumble drier, thats been reduced a lot.
On the plus side, start my new job tomorrow, even went out for a meal Tuesday evening to celebrate.
The last couple months havn't been too hard, the wife works almost full time, iv'e got my redundancy pay and Lieu of Notice is to come in the next few weeks and there's plenty in the bank...but its so easy to start chipping into it, we've probably made more cuts than neccessary, just to make sure the balance doesn't start slipping. Iv'e been very lucky compared to some.
