Week 27 2008

Do not ever buy at the dairy or petrol station again: saves you hundreds of dollars every year!

Shop around : some shops, like Mad Butcher, charge considerably less than others;

Keep an eye on what are your own essentials in the pantry, and while shopping: pay attention to the specials ! Buy only as many of each as you would eat in a month (tinned food, etc); no use having a year’s supply and food being beyond use-by-date;

Start a shopping list : as soon as you open the last package of something, write it on the list; this usually gives you enough time to get it during a weekly or twice weekly shopping, instead of the dairy .

Ask everybody in your household to do the same;

Drink healthily: that means water . Tap water is free, juice and mineral water costs;

Take snacks from home , to work, school and play;

Prepare your lunches before you go; you can do this just before going to bed if need be; and take to work, school and on a long day out/ car journey

Buy a thermos flask for everybody in your household: you can have your own coffee or soup while watching your child’s soccer match; look for ones with a wide

opening;