Monthly Archives: December 2015

Now Christmas is over, both supermarkets and other retailers are slashing prices and festive chocolates, sweets and biscuits are being sold off at a fraction of the price. When it’s gone, it’s gone though, so go quick if you want to stock up. If you’re not thinking of giving up chocolate as a New Year’s resolution (and you won’t eat it all in...

With an average of £159 to be spent per family this year, budgets for Christmas food are always tight, but ‘downshifting’ on brands is a great way to save. By embracing MSE’s downshift challenge, which means moving down one level from whatever you’d normally buy (eg, swapping Bisto gravy for a supermarket own brand, or ditching ‘taste...

It’s that time again, yes I have been out shopping and recording it for your enjoyment. This week I managed to get over £50 worth of items and pay just under £5 for the whole lot. Items include Christmas crackers, wrapping paper and a little food shop from Tesco. Most of the offers in this video are available...

Have you got an Amex credit card and a Tastecard? Do you fancy a romantic meal for two (or even one) for about a fiver? Try this nifty trick to eat out at independent restaurants for bargain prices. Amex is running a ‘Shop Small’ promotion, between Saturday 5 and Sunday 20 December, paying you £5 cashback when...