
A super-savvy mum who first started shopping in charity shops and at car boot sales when her children were small and she was broke now pays her family’s food bills by expertly buying and re-selling second-hand clothes and crockery online.
Having struggled to make ends meet during the 2008 UK recession – sometimes finding herself with just 50p to last several days – Tess Bolton-Gould, 54, is doing everything she can to ensure her family are financially secure as Britain faces a cost of living crisis.