We’re all searching for methods to cut costs on household necessities. One woman impressed her followers on social media by revealing how she bought an entire week’s worth of groceries for her family of four at an unbelievable price.
The woman, known as frugal866 on TikTok, where she boasts more than 31,000 followers, frequently shares budget-friendly advice, and recently shared a clip of herself completing her weekly shop at a branch of Asda, illustrating her cost-cutting strategies. She kept her costs down by picking the most affordable options available, whilst also checking the reduced section. Every item she chose came from Asda’s budget Just Essentials range, and featured numerous products that could create multiple meals, reports the Mirror.
- Stick of garlic bread
- Cheese and tomato snack pizza
- 15 cheesy slices
- Six scotch pancakes from the reduced section
- Pasta shapes
- Mild curry sauce
- Tomato ketchup
- Tomato soup 55p
- Tuna chunks in brine
- Four packets of chicken flavour instant noodles
- A bag of bananas
- New potatoes
- Carton of skimmed long life milk
- Two meat and potato pies
- 20 frozen sausages
- Self-raising flour
- Peach slices
She offered several tips whilst choosing her items. When collecting the milk carton, she explained: “Never buy fresh milk, always long life because it lasts, and lasts for ages.”
And, while picking up a bag of flour, she remarked: “So, I never buy cakes, I always buy flour to make my cakes myself. So much cheaper that way.”
She concluded by displaying her complete shop, which contained several items she hadn’t shown herself picking up, including a loaf of bread with a reduced sticker, and a tin of baked beans. When asked about the final cost, she revealed it had come in at just £33.
Shoppers shared their own money-saving tips in the comments section. One said: “A lot of things that are packaged as yellow label are probably the same as the other stuff they sell at higher prices. Supermarkets have been doing this for years. A friend worked at a chicken factory and the same chickens went to cheaper shops and some to the expensive shops.”
In response, another commented: “Absolutely right! I worked at a cheese factory years ago and it was all the same cheese just different prices for different shops!!!”
A third person suggested: “Places like Aldi do the super 5. I would plan what you want to eat throughout the week… then work backwards.. I was in Aldi this week and actually some of their own products are more expensive than brand. Go to Waitrose and M&S their yellow sticker stuff is really good and the products have less preservatives in them – I don’t begrudge people buying these products like pasta etc… but the pre-made sauces are nasty.”
Meanwhile, a different contributor advised: “Tomato soup, garlic and a dash of cream cheese makes a good cheap skate pasta sauce.”
Another responded: “It’s not being a cheapskate, it’s called survival in 2026.”
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