Category: Food

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Challenges

May’s £100 household budget challenge – the results

In May we set ourselves a little challenge – to keep the household budget to just £100. Here is how we did.. There were two reasons behind doing the challenge – the first was to use up some of the food items we have accumulated and to save some money. We don’t need two freezers full to bursting and items falling on your head when you open cupboards, but that’s where we found ourself. We were

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Bargain

Degustabox review – May 2016 & get £7 off

Degustabox is a monthly surprise food and drink subscription box, usually costing £12.99 per month. You can get your first box delivered for just £5.99 – keep reading to find out how. Here is my review for the May 2016 Degustabox. I am starting to think that Degustabox are getting a little stingy! Whilst the assortment in this box was nice (we’ve only had the croissants and rice cakes before) it is definitely one of the

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May’s £100 household budget challenge

Every now and then I like to have a really lean month in order to reset our finances and use up food we already have in our cupboards or freezer. I love a good cheap shelf find, but it means that you can hardly close our freezers, or open a cupboard without something falling on your head. That is why we are attempting to have a household budget of just £100 throughout May. This might

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Degustabox April 2016 review and get £6 off

Degustabox is a monthly surprise food and drink subscription box, usually costing £12.99 per month. You can get your first box delivered for just £5.99 – keep reading to find out how. Here is my review for the April 2016 Degustabox.   Whilst the April 2016 Deugstabox still offered great value for money, with products totalling £20.46 (you can get your first box for just £5.99), it is definitely one of the least generous boxes

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Bargain

Get freebies with the Shopmium app

Everybody loves a good freebie, especially when that freebie is chocolate ! Not just any chocolate, but a whole bag of Dairy Milk Giant Buttons! Here’s how you can grab yourself some free chocolate buttons and other freebies along the way, using the Shopmium app.    What’s the Shopmium app? The Shopmium app is available for Android and iOS (simply search the app store or market), and it allows you to get cashback on your

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Degustabox March 2016 review

Degustabox is a monthly surprise food and drink subscription box, usually costing £12.99 per month. You can get your first box delivered for just £5.99 – keep reading to find out how.   March’s Degustabox offered great value for money, with items worth £21.39. Although the value of March’s box wasn’t the highest it has been, it was one of my favourite boxes! As predicted, Tony finished the Chewits before I even noticed! I loved the

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Food

How To Eat Healthy On A Budget

After consuming our body weight in eggs, many of us are now looking to eat healthy as summer approaches. However, eating well often comes at a cost- juices, organic veg and good quality meat are really expensive!! It often seems cheaper to order a takeaway than to faff around and cook from scratch. However, as a healthy living blogger (www.abalancedbelly.co.uk) , I am used to finding ways to be a thrifty health foodie Online Deals

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Bargain

The UK’s best value for money Easter Egg

Sometimes in my life I find myself wanting to pinch myself because things are great, and last Wednesday night was exactly one of these moments. I headed to London with Lisa (who I discovered lives really close to me!) and went to taste 12 different Easter Eggs with Quidco, the UK Money Bloggers (including Lotty from Lotty Earns, Anita from Mrs Bargain Hunter, Andy from Be Clever With Your Cash, Lynn from Mrs Mummy Penny, Lisa from Unicorn Daydreams,

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