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Cost of living: Woman shares the two tricks that slashed her food bill and left her eating free for a month

A dumpster diving professional is celebrating her success with hauls which includes a four pack of Guinness which have helped bring down her food bills to less than £100 a month for two people. 29-year-old Caitlin Weich often plunders supermarket bins for fit to eat food and drink.

She has said it not only cuts down on waste but it also saves money as marketing manager Caitlin saves for a deposit for a house. To save money she combines using a food sharing app with searching through the bins of discarded goods to slash her bills and help her protect the planet.

She also collects unwanted food from friends and neighbours during her lunch break, Caitlin, lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her boyfriend Adam, 28 and is a lawyer, says the pair eat like kings on a pauper's budget, reports Wales Online. She said: "We spend as little as 100 euros (£85) a month for the two of us.

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