How to spend less on groceries and everyday shopping: real examples and prices from catalogues.
Practical ways to keep food from spoiling: how to store herbs, bread, vegetables and dairy, how to read dates on packs, what to freeze and what to cook from yesterday's food.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readWe compare chicken breast, thigh and a whole bird not by the price of a kilogram but by the price of boneless meat. How to work it out, what suits which dishes and what to do with the bones.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readWe compare frozen and fresh vegetables by price of the edible part, convenience and taste. When the bag from the freezer wins, when the market does, and how to check a bag before you buy.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readWe compare store-brand goods with famous brands. Where the difference is almost nil, where it shows, how to run a blind test at home and how to decide by ingredients and price per kilogram.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readTen simple family dinners from chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions, pasta and sour cream. How to buy it all in one trip and not repeat yourself: ideas, order and storage tips.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readWhich products make up a minimum weekly set, what to buy once a month and what every week, and how to assemble the basket in one trip without wasting time driving between shops.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readWhat a student who counts money puts in the basket: grains, eggs, potatoes, bread. Menu ideas for a week for a dorm or a rented flat and how to split shopping with housemates.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readA ready menu for a week for a family of four and a shopping list for one trip: what to cook on which day, what to freeze and how to stretch the meat.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readHow the discounts that make you overspend are built: "two for the price of one", the crossed-out price, a pack that quietly got smaller, lures and displays by the till. And how to check in a minute.
18 October 2026 · 5 min readWhy you cannot compare the price of two packs and how to tell in a minute which is cheaper. A simple rule, a table of multipliers and examples in grams and litres.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readWhat a flyer really says: offer dates, "from" prices, loyalty-card prices, pack size and the small print. A short guide so you do not get fooled.
18 October 2026 · 4 min readHow to spend less on food without living on pasta: flyers, price per kilogram, seasons, store own brands, the freezer and a list. Fourteen concrete habits.
18 October 2026 · 4 min read
