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Scottish Sun
20-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
I'm a frugal mum – there are 5 things that you won't see me buy & the common household product that's a waste of money
Plus, more information on the top money saving challenges out there A FIVER I'm a frugal mum – there are 5 things that you won't see me buy & the common household product that's a waste of money WHEN it comes to stretching your family's budget, every penny counts. And for one savvy mum, her simple approach to saving has struck a chord with thousands online. 3 Heading to get your home essentials can be costly but one mum has just the trick Credit: Alamy Forget complicated financial spreadsheets or extreme couponing - this TikToker is revealing the surprising everyday items she never buys, and her reasons why might just change your shopping habits for good. The mum, known as Octoberonabudget on TikTok, shared a candid video revealing five common household items and food products she simply refuses to spend her cash on. And it turns out, saving money can be surprisingly simple once you know where to cut back. First up her number one hate is buying kitchen rolls. 'What an epic waste of money, just use a cloth,' she says. This seemingly small swap is a common thread among those looking to reduce both waste and spending, highlighting how daily habits can truly add up. Next on her hit list are familiar names from the supermarket aisles. She recommends that people opt for non branded sauces and soups, as she thinks the cheaper ones 'are just as nice'. Her third point is to avoid ready-made cake mixes. I'm a mum-of-2 and was a broke teaching assistant on £840 a month - now I've made 46k doing a side hustle anyone can do "The only one I'll use is a ready-made pastry mix because pastry is a pain in the a**e to make," she admits. "But if I can bake something myself, I'll bake it rather than buy a ready made mix." Her fourth no-go item follows a similar logic: ready meals. "So much cheaper to just make your own and portion it up. Plus you know what's going in it," she explains. 3 She urges shoppers to not fork out on things like kitchen roll Credit: tiktok/ZNdmmwC1k/ 3 The mum also recommends buy non branded products Credit: tiktok/ZNdmmwC1k/ Finally, Octoberonabudget calls out a common snack that's often seen as convenient. "Lastly, these single use jelly pots. What a waste of plastic for starters," she says. 'But also, buy a block of jelly, get some ramekins and make your own jelly pots for much cheaper." Her video gained 15.1k views and 18 comments after just one day of it being shared, and many people's opinions were mixed. One asked: 'What do you drain fried foods on?' To which the frugal mum replied: 'A clean tea towel if I need to get grease off.' Then someone else asked: 'How do you clean it off a tea towel? Do you have a frugal hack?' And Octoberonabudget replied: 'Put it in the washing machine?'
The Sun
20-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
I'm a frugal mum – there are 5 things that you won't see me buy & the common household product that's a waste of money
WHEN it comes to stretching your family's budget, every penny counts. And for one savvy mum, her simple approach to saving has struck a chord with thousands online. 3 Forget complicated financial spreadsheets or extreme couponing - this TikToker is revealing the surprising everyday items she never buys, and her reasons why might just change your shopping habits for good. The mum, known as Octoberonabudget on TikTok, shared a candid video revealing five common household items and food products she simply refuses to spend her cash on. And it turns out, saving money can be surprisingly simple once you know where to cut back. First up her number one hate is buying kitchen rolls. 'What an epic waste of money, just use a cloth,' she says. This seemingly small swap is a common thread among those looking to reduce both waste and spending, highlighting how daily habits can truly add up. Next on her hit list are familiar names from the supermarket aisles. She recommends that people opt for non branded sauces and soups, as she thinks the cheaper ones 'are just as nice'. Her third point is to avoid ready-made cake mixes. I'm a mum-of-2 and was a broke teaching assistant on £840 a month - now I've made 46k doing a side hustle anyone can do "The only one I'll use is a ready-made pastry mix because pastry is a pain in the a**e to make," she admits. "But if I can bake something myself, I'll bake it rather than buy a ready made mix." Her fourth no-go item follows a similar logic: ready meals. "So much cheaper to just make your own and portion it up. Plus you know what's going in it," she explains. 3 3 Finally, Octoberonabudget calls out a common snack that's often seen as convenient. "Lastly, these single use jelly pots. What a waste of plastic for starters," she says. 'But also, buy a block of jelly, get some ramekins and make your own jelly pots for much cheaper." Her video gained 15.1k views and 18 comments after just one day of it being shared, and many people's opinions were mixed. One asked: 'What do you drain fried foods on?' To which the frugal mum replied: 'A clean tea towel if I need to get grease off.' Then someone else asked: 'How do you clean it off a tea towel? Do you have a frugal hack?' And Octoberonabudget replied: 'Put it in the washing machine?' Money saving challenges Here's some of our favourite money saving challenges. Weather saving challenge - Save the amount equal to whatever the highest temperature was that week. £1 = 1C. 1p challenge - save 1p a day for everyday of the year, but it increase the amount by 1p each day. So day one you save 1p, 2p on day two and 3p on day three. When you reach 100 days you start adding a £1 coin each day too, while this increases to a £2 coin each day plus pennies at 200 days, and £3 each day on top of pennies at day 300. 20p a day challenge - Start by putting 20p in savings, then increase the amount by 20p every day. For example, the first week will look like this: 20p, 40p, 60p, 80p, £1, £1.20, £1.40. £5 a week challenge - Like the 20p challenge, put aside £5 a week and increase it by a fiver each week. Eg £5, £10, £15, £20 Round-up challenge - Every time you buy something, round up the purchase to the nearest £1 and put the difference in a savings account. Eg. You pay £2.60, so you put 40p in savings. You can use an app such as Monzo or Starling to do this. Bingo challenge - Here you have a bingo card with different numbers on it and you tick them off when you've put that amount in your savings account. It can be ad hoc but you have to tick them all off by the end of the month. Monday to Sunday challenge - With this challenge, you simply save £1 on Monday, £2 on Tuesday and so on until the weekend where you don't save on Saturday or Sunday. 365 day challenge - Every Sunday you put aside £1, followed by £2 on Monday, £3 on Wednesday and so on. On Saturday you'll put away £7, and then the process repeats and you'll put aside £1 on Sunday as the new week begins
