Grandmothers' Finance Tips
The options you may consider are stealing although this is certainly not recommended by finance experts. You could buy ready made meals, shop at your local town market or you could switch supermarkets from the likes of Sainsbury’s to Asda or Lidl. Another alternative would be to switch from a premium brand or manufacturers’ brand to the supermarket’s own brands or their No-frills brands in an effort to save money. Many families could see possible savings of around 15% a year with these changes in their shopping habits.
Grandmothers’ money saving tips
It seems that some of us are taking a leaf out of our grandmothers’ cookbook and boiling up a tasty meal of pig’s trotters or mutton broth? There seems to be a return to old fashion cuts of meats as they have suddenly become very popular. Butchers are reporting that they just cannot get enough cheap cuts of meat like; pork trotters, pigs heads, Shin of beef on the bone, sweetbreads, oxtail on the bone, brisket on the bone etc.
Butchers' cannot get enough Cheap Cuts of meat to sell!
Some of these cuts of meat are favourites amongst the West Indian; African and Chinese communities who rich ethnic culture is now interweaved into the fabric of our society. It seems that many old fashioned cuts of meat have returned to our dinner plates. These changes are not just about saving money it seems that in uncertain times old fashioned tastes can suddenly return the nations menu.
Buying ‘Best before date’ foods
During the last few years there have been market traders and small independent stores who have specialised in selling clearance lines, short-dated and out-of-date stock. These businesses have moved online where they now promote their goods and they are growing in popularity as we all try to save money. Some online retailers have reported ten-fold increases in their businesses like www.approvedfoods.co.uk.
How safe is it?’
All bottled, tinned and frozen foods have a ‘Best before date’ this does not mean that the food is not safe to eat after the date stated. It means that the food will no longer be at its optimum quality and it is still tasty and very edible. Bargain hunters are following the advice given by money saving experts and seeking out online retailers who sell products that have passed their best before date but have not gone off.
What does the Food Standards Agency says?
They believe it is not safe for you to consume perishable foods once they have passed their “use-by date”. However, “best-before date” food will last longer than the date displayed, like frozen, dried or canned goods. Food will be safe after this date, although it may not be at its best. Warning never eat eggs after the “best-before” date, because the salmonella bacteria can start to multiply. For information on out-of-date food visit www.eatwell.gov.uk/foodlabels.
The wholesale supermarket alternative
You may even like to consider applying for a cash and carry or a wholesale supermarket, such as Costco as they offer an enormous range of goods at incredibly low prices. Individual membership is available for business owners and certain occupations like civil service, health care and education workers.
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I like the Grandmothers’ money saving tips !
cheap cuts of meat are definately worthwhile, can taste as good as more expensive meats
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