Mum-of-two Laura Light slashed her weekly grocery budget from £214 to £40, which has helped her save for years. Shops at discount retailers and uses great value meat from online food store MuscleFood.com. Laura said: “When we first seriously looked at our finances eight years ago, I was shocked at how much we were spending. We went from two salaries to one, so we had to make some serious savings. “I found that making small changes was the best way to reduce costs. Little things like my husband taking leftovers for lunch saved £3 a day, switching to budget brand ranges saved us a fortune and buying in bulk to keep costs down. “Cooking from scratch can really save you money and it doesn’t have to be as time-consuming as people think. When I recently made beef lasagne, I compared making my own sauce to buying the cheaper, own brand sauces from the supermarkets. Mine worked out to 15p cheaper. That 15p soon adds up.”
