Stock up, save, and spend less

Posted on 10:42am Monday 1st Mar 2021

Let's face it, running a home can be costly. Groceries, utilities, insurance—all of these things add up. If you or a loved one have a chronic illness, injury, or disease, there can also be medical supply costs to consider. Buying some items, like toilet tissue, in bulk will allow you to save some money. Here are four suggestions to help you save money on food and supply purchases.

1. Medical supply sales

If you require supplies like alcohol prep pads, gloves, or hypodermic needles on a regular basis, look for sales and stock up. Yes, a medical supply store does put items on sale sometimes. When they do, grab all the essentials you can store. After all, you will need these items daily, so why not get them while they are on sale? There are some items, like gloves, that can be purchased by the case while they are on sale. That saves you even more money, up to 65% and more, for something you will use.

2. Reduce, reuse, recycle

We've all heard the little jingle - "reduce, reuse, recycle." It encourages consumers to reduce the amount of waste they produce, reuse containers, and recycle plastic, paper, and glass. However, this can also save you money.

Reusable water bottles are a good place to start. Rather than continuously buying plastic bottles of clean water, you can use a reusable bottle and fill it with distilled water you make at home for pure drinking water, or you can invest in a self-cleaning water bottle that purifies your water. It will work out much cheaper than constantly buying filtered water from the store.

Reusable cloth towels replace the throw-away paper towels. They are absorbent, washable, and save you money, too. There are so many products available now to help the environment and your wallet.

3. Concentrate

Think of your dish detergent, laundry soap, and even fruit drinks. All of these items are made of mostly water. You pay for that water. Why not buy concentrated versions of the items your family uses and save money?

Consider purchasing concentrates of cleaners and adding your own water at home. The bottle can be used over and over, which also helps the environment.

Fruit drinks can be made in your own pitcher with juice and your own water, too. This will save you money.

4. Use coupons

One of the easiest ways to save money is to use coupons, cashback and money-saving grocery apps. Money-saving coupons are available for just about everything from baby needs to medical supplies to pet foods.

Nowadays you don’t have to actually sit and look through newspapers and magazines to get coupons for the supermarket. You can use apps and cashback sites to save money on your shopping, make money from your receipts and even to get some free food!

There are also many browser extensions like Pouch and Honey that will help you save on your online shopping. They’ll check for active coupon codes and even automatically try all the codes when you reach your shopping basket to see if any of them are valid for your purchase and which can save you the most money, all in one click!

Cashback apps and sites can also help you to save hundreds of pounds a year on your regular household shopping. Here are some resources to get you started:

Being aware of what you spend, reusing what you can, and asking for discounts when possible, can all add up to tremendous household savings for you and your family.

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