Food and Drink...
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Cooking on a Budget: One Pot Cooking
If you’re looking to save a pounds during your weekly food shop, planning some ‘one pot’ meals is definitely the way to go. One pot cooking is great for many...
Eat for Free - Edible Wild Food
Throughout the year, nature offers an abundance of wild foods suitable for human consumption. In Britain, there is a huge variety of native wild food that can be...
Economical Food Shopping
When you’re trying to keep your food budget down, you need some frugal shopping tips up your sleeve to save the maximum amount of money.
Shopping the...
Food Budgeting Explained
When you’re really trying to save money, you will need to examine all areas of your budget. Working out a realistic food budget within your overall budget is...
Food Waste: Low Budget Living in 'The Times'
Here at Low Budget Living we read The Times avidly so we were honoured when they contacted us in mid January 2009 to ask us for our top tips on how...
Growing your Own Food
Many people are starting to grow their own food these days. There are a few reasons for this – it can work out much cheaper than buying supermarket fruit and veg, it...
How to Avoid Takeaways and Eating Out
When you’re tired, hungry and fancy a treat the lure of the local takeaway or restaurant can be strong. However, if you’re watching your...
How to Make Your Fruit Go Further
We’re frequently reminded about how we should be eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. But aside from the nutritional benefits, there are also...
Low Budget Foods for Every Store Cupboard
If you're living on a budget and finding that food shopping is taking up a good proportion of your weekly or monthly outgoings, then perhaps you...
Making Food Go Further: Leftovers and Freezing
One of the best ways to save money on food is to make sure that you don’t waste any of the food that you do buy. In fact it is estimated that in...
Save Money by Cooking Homemade Meals
As food prices rise and many people’s budgets shrink, a lot of folks are returning to cooking homemade meals from scratch in a bid to save money.
Cooking...
School lunches vs. Packed Lunch
There are lots of issues that come into play when deciding whether your child should have school lunches or packed lunches. The main factors are how much money you...
Smart Shopping: All About Food Co-ops
Food cooperatives, or 'co-ops', are where two or more (and often many more) people join forces to increase their buying power. This means that...
