30-year-old mum Danielle Ross is a real budget genius but how does she do it all? It's no secret, she uses a lot of vouchers and coupons and only buys supermarket own-brand products from the UK's cheapest supermarkets—Aldi and Lidl.
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Ross started a Facebook page called 'Healthy family meals on a budget' where she shares her budgeting tips with other families.
Packed lunch for the boys tomorrow. 💙 We had new potatoes leftover from dinner, some little sausages leftover from a...
Posted by Healthy family meals on a budget on Monday, June 17, 2019
Danielle's top tips
Among Danielle's top tips are swapping sandwiches in packed lunches for cold pasta salads—as a 30p bag of pasta is cheaper and goes further than a loaf of bread.
Some of her yummy budget meals include pitta pizzas and Chinese noodles with chicken and vegetables.
She also teaches her children about the value of money by giving them each £1 to spend when they visit the supermarket every week.
A home made Nando’s for the new followers 🎉 helloooooo 😁 Chicken- first time spatchcocking 😬 I live off my herbs and...
Posted by Healthy family meals on a budget on Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Her husband is in on it
What does her husband think of all this? Well, he's part of the money-saving process too! Her husband will not eat out at any restaurants and he insists on taking a packed lunch to work everyday. With her clever budgeting hacks and ideas, Danielle Ross saves over £350 per month on her shopping. For the sceptical, Danielle has even shared her receipts, proving that she fed five people and a dog for under £40 a week!
