A savvy saver has slashed her weekly shopping by £50, spending as little as £4 a week on her grocery shopping and making her own butter among other things. Helen Morrison, 55, started cutting down her food costs and waste after she switched jobs in November 2021 for a better work-life balance after working as a wedding planner.
Using a free sharing app, OLIO, along with switching from mainstream supermarkets to community grocery stores, Helen, who lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne,with her husband Darren, became a whizz in the kitchen, concocting fabulous feasts out of free food from OLIO. Alongside cutting down food waste, Helen has slashed her weekly shop for two by £50, now only spending as little as £4 a week to top up her cupboard items.
“I don’t shop like normal people,” explained Helen. “Normal people go to the supermarket in the day and buy their shopping.
