Feeling the squeeze?
‘Fuel’ your savings with these tips to slash your grocery and petrol bills
Alison Soltani
Everyone is feeling the pinch due to rising costs at the moment. Unfortunately, many people are feeling the squeeze on items they deem necessary to maintain a basic standard of living, such as food and fuel. For most, filling their car with petrol or doing the weekly grocery shop doesn’t fill them with joy – these are necessary expenses. Therefore, it can feel extra frustrating when these things increase substan-
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tially in cost, but your income doesn’t necessarily rise in tandem, particularly if you have savings goals you are trying to meet.
cle. Check out my Instagram and website for more savings and budgeting tips and let me know which method saves you the most money.
I’ve noticed a significant increase in my own fuel and food costs. Everyone has different circumstances, but my petrol bill was 35% higher in March 2022 when compared to March 2021. My grocery bill shows a 7% increase between March 2021 and March 2022, and I believe it may only be 7% because I continuously seek ways to save on groceries.
Fuel your future goals by pinching the pennies on petrol
Many other costs have gone up over the last few months, but as most people regularly spend money on groceries and fuel, these will be the focus of the savings tips in this arti-
Leave your car at home The first and most obvious tip to save on fuel is to use your car less. The summer months are now creeping up on us, which are not as conducive to this, but during the winter months, you could try walking and cycling as much as possible to maximise the weather and your wallet. I know people who cycle 11 kilometres to work every day. You could also try challenging yourself to not use your car for one day of the weekend (or the whole week-