My weekly shop used to cost £70. Then it became £85. It was when my trolley hit more than £100 a few months ago that I knew something had to change. Today I've managed to claw back £30 a week on my grocery shop, which over a month is a hefty amount to save.Now I've written a book about it called Thrift Your Life. It's a definitive guide on how to pull your belt in when you need to. It's full of all the tricks that allow my family of three to live well within our means.My life took a plot twist last year when my long-term partner and I separated. I am a 52-year-old full-time working mum of two teen- agers and I was already living within my means with a modest disposable income but now, suddenly a single mum, I needed to do more. I needed to make every penny truly count.
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