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Of the large supermarkets in our region Tesco and Morrisons will be the cheapest, and Somerfield the dearest for the standardised basket of goods. But buy their special offers and you will make good savings. Also use loyalty cards to wrack up extra savings. Tesco for example give you 1 clubcard point for every £1 you spend. Often there are deals for bonus points. 100 bonus points = £1 in Tesco vouchers or £4 in deals (magazine subscriptions, meals/day out etc), so if your product costs around £4 you are in effect getting a very nice treat for free. Aldi and Lidl are the best value offering substantial savings over the big supermarkets, if you don’t mind purchasing their own brands. They also have some tremendous deals on everything from TVs to the kitchen sink (yes really!). In fact this PC that I am typing this article on is an Aldi buy and was far and away cheaper than anything I could have got elsewhere. Sign up to their email newsletter or look out for their flyers for details of what’s coming in store.
With a repeat prescription order form resembling a family’s weekly shopping list, one of my biggest savings in a year comes from taking out a pre-paid prescription. This costs around £95 per year, but with an individual prescription costing £6.85 the savings are not long in mounting up. If you don’t qualify for free prescriptions then your chemist can give you an application form and more information.
This brings me onto the subject of health and income benefits. Here you are best to visit a specialist charity for knowledgeable advice. The Benefits Advice project based in the Citizen’s Advice Bureau is one such organisation and they have been in contact with the Network offering their support and help to our Network members.
More thrifty tips in the next issue Craig Woods |
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Brain-Fog and Senior Moments: !!
While making the tea I was surprised when the teapot lid would not fit. Perhaps it was because I’d made the tea in a mug instead of my usual pot.
Two elderly gentlemen, Jack and Harry, were chatting over coffee one morning Jack said. “Me and the Mrs. Went to a good restaurant last night” Harry said “what was it called” Jack was clearly struggling to recall the name. ------“What's the name of that flower that women like to get?” “Carnation” Harry replies. “No.” says Jack. “It’s usually red with big petals” Harry Makes another guess “Poppy” “No it has a thorny stem”…. “Do you mean a rose?” Jack cries...“That’s it ! and picks up his cell phone and Phones his wife. –“ Rose. What was the name of that restaurant we went to last night” [From the DMC web site. Thanks to Peter Kilcoyne for this]
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