For example I have now challenged myself to try and get my weekly grocery shopping under £45.00.
I did actually achieved this first time I set the challenge and spent £36.00, I now have stuck to keeping with that challenge each week, and it has helped to save money on shopping, and organize my groceries, and makes sure all food is used and not wasted.
I always every week write a list and I buy items that I know will make up meals for other weeks to helps us save for those weeks to come. It is always good to keep tinned items, just check for those that have no added sugar or salt. There is a certain frown on tinned food, but I would not live without it as they save time and money, which goes for the same as frozen vegetables and produce.
We used to spend my husband and I over £100 a week on shopping and I remember thinking "No that is too much".
Then I watched a programme on YouTube called extreme couponing and it opened my eyes. Now in the UK our system is slightly different here and coupons are not really known very well here in the UK but I still used them and it they did help me, but also I learned from others on YouTube about planning ahead on my weekly shop so you can make those recipes you keep and reduce the cost of your shop. Making for example home made bolognese sauce is so much nicer and cost effective than a jar already made, and you can make other meals from the rest of the ingredients left over.
That is another challenge that me and my husband have set that we will make one meal from our recipe books a week, or I bake a cake or other pudding for dessert instead a week. You can do the 60 second cleaning challenge, where by you set your clock for 60 seconds (or 1 minute) and you pick a room to tidy and you have to clean and tidy it within 60 seconds and you will be surprised how quickly things can get done.
So go on set yourself a challenge today and see what you can organize and de-clutter today.
Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
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