Every week, Really Simple Money brings you a range of great money-saving tips. This week we focus on shopping, eating and travel tips.
- When eating out find a seat at the bar where you’ll find better deals and cheaper fare
- Look out for restaurants that allow kids to eat for free on certain designated nights.
- Order drinks on happy-hour specials
- Always buy everyday items like batteries, bottled water and vitamins in bulk. They work out to be much cheaper.
- Buy cotton wool from the counter selling baby items – it’s much cheaper.
- Stock up on wine and liquor the day after a major holiday as they are often on discount
- Invest in a slow cooker, not only does it make delicious meals while you are at work, it also provides lots of leftovers to go around.
- If you are flying off on a holiday soon, avoid the rip off of buying bottled water at the airport after going through security. Take an empty water bottle and fill up at a free drinking fountain
- Avoid logging into your bank account or entering any passwords while you are using free public WiFi like an airport. Wait till you get to your hotel.
- Always buy travel insurance – if you have a medical emergency, it can be extremely costly.