Beat the
Credit Crunch
Published September 2008
 A
series of articles written to give practical advice for saving money
and preventing unnecessary food wastage. That's extra money in the bank to spend
on other things.
Although
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the UK states that the cost of food has
gone up 9.5% in the past year, according to some sources, a basket of basic food
items has increased by a whopping 21%. This together with doom and gloom
stories of impending recession, probable job losses and possible bank, mortgage
or credit card interest rate rises, makes now a good time to re-think the way we
conduct our finances.
Some aspects will be difficult or impossible to control: there's not much most
of us can do about interest rates - but the way we shop
for and use food is probably the easiest place to start making money-saving
adjustments to help beat the credit crunch and our bank balances. For instance,
6.7 million tonnes of edible food is thrown away each year in the UK according
to government statistics. In the average household, this wastage is due to two
main factors:-
1. Items past their sell-by dates 2. Too much food being
bought in one go
Cutting your Food Shopping Bill
Many of us now do the majority of our shopping at supermarkets and although it
usually means paying lower prices, there are a few pitfalls associated with
supermarket shopping which actually contributes towards higher food bills and
food wastage. However, with little effort, the drawbacks can easily be
overcome.
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BOGOFs (Buy One get one free)
BOGOFs are a fantastic idea however, in order to make the best of them, they must
be approached in a �clinical� manner. There�s no point getting double the amount
of anything if you end up throwing half of it away because you didn�t have time
to eat it.
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Money-Saving Foods
There are many ways to save money on your food bill without resorting to living
on bread and water. We give you lots of hints and tips which will enable you to
prepare meals which are both delicious and nutritious and which are suitable for
anyone whether on a budget or just trying to cut down from students to
pensioners and everyone in between.
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Credit Crunch Recipes
We've put together a selection of recipes from this site which will help you beat the credit
crunch. Once you get the hang of it, you�ll be able to find lots more similar recipes
throughout the site which will enable you to save money on your food shopping
bill whilst still being able to prepare delicious, exciting and nutritious
recipes for yourself, your family and your friends.
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