PRICES for everything at the moment just seem to be going up and up. So for families who used to spend £50 on a weekly shop, it's now more like £150 or even £200. But there are those who still manage to shop on a limited budget, with one person sharing the six tips they swear by to stick to a £50 weekly budget.
The conversation began when a man on a £36,000 salary, who spends around £300 a month on supermarket shops, explained how hard it is to live in London, as he wrote in the Reddit post: "Honestly it's so tough. "I bring packed lunch to work everyday, my railcard is linked to my Oyster card, I don't drink..
. "I spend around £60 to £70 a week on my weekly shop at Tesco , and that's including food to take to work. Read more Saving hacks "I make sure I eat veg, fruits and meat everyday.
" In response, another shopper shared their six main tips for being able to stick to a firm budget while supermarket shopping . "As far as your budget goes, food is the obvious place for you to cut down," they wrote. "I spend around £50ish a week and I could probably cut it to £40 fairly easily.
" Most read in Fabulous To start, they shop around for the best prices, refusing to stick to just one supermarket. They also batch cook as much as the space in their fridge/freezer allows. And while they eat meat, they also "balance it out with cheaper proteins like beans and lentils".
They also advised looking at other Reddit threads, and the website Budget Bytes "to find ways to reduce your .