How to cut your weekly food shop by £30
Practical, repeatable habits that add up to real savings on your weekly grocery bill without changing what you eat.
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Switching two or three branded products per shop to own-brand equivalents is one of the quickest ways to cut a weekly food bill. Everyday items like pasta, tinned tomatoes, flour, cleaning products and over-the-counter medicines are reliably similar in quality at meaningfully lower prices. Pairing own-brand swaps with a simple meal plan — so you only buy what you will actually use — typically saves £15 to £20 per week for an average household without requiring significant effort.
The remaining savings usually come from loyalty card offers, yellow sticker reductions and avoiding waste. Checking your loyalty app for personalised offers before shopping, visiting the reduced section in the evening when discounts are deepest, and moving older fridge items to the front before unpacking a new shop all help. Taken together, these habits can realistically add up to £30 or more per week saved compared with shopping without any plan.
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