Many housewives want to learn how to competently housekeeping and thereby reduce their costs. There are simple rules that will not only facilitate housework, but also help to significantly save the family budget.
Family nutrition
Plan your menu for a month (week). This will allow you to make a more accurate list of necessary products and reduce unnecessary expenses.
Practice bulk purchases. You can shop for groceries right away for a couple of weeks or even a month. All that remains is to buy bread, milk and other products with a short shelf life as necessary.
Keep track of promotions and sales in large supermarkets. There are special mobile applications that inform about price reductions and bonus programs.
You can also track your spending using special programs: Rubbish, Home Bookkeeping, Personal Finances and others. Sometimes we don’t notice where the money "goes", and such applications will help to keep track of expenses and incomes, systematize expenses and further distribute finances more competently.
Visit markets and fairs more often. Sometimes food prices in such places are significantly lower than in stores, and the quality is much higher. It is in the markets where you can buy farm meat or poultry. If the price is reasonable, buy several kilograms of meat at once, divide it into several parts and freeze excess. You can immediately make minced meat and also put it in the refrigerator.
Do not neglect the blanks, especially if you have your own garden or vegetable garden. Use the low seasonal prices, buy wholesale fresh berries and fruits.
Make home-cooked foods for the future (dumplings, pancakes, dumplings). This not only saves the budget, but also time in the case of time pressure.
If you don’t like preserving with spices and vinegar and eating healthy, you can freeze or dry fresh fruits and vegetables. Home-made preparations can significantly save the family budget, especially in the winter, when berries and fruits are not very cheap.
There are many useful life-hacks on the theme "a penny saves a penny."
One of the most famous tips is not to go to the store hungry. In fact, this life hack really works. A well-fed buyer is less prone to temptations and does not buy unnecessary or rash products in a momentary rush.
Buy a special folding shopping bag for yourself and always take it with you. Thus, you will save on buying packages and make the world cleaner, avoiding the consumption of excess cellophane.
Cook at home more often and less often go to fast food. Fast food chains not only undermine the family budget, but also badly affect people's health.
