Rising food prices, petrol costs and interest rates mean a lot of us are finding it harder to stretch our money to cover the basics.
It's hard to know how to fix it if you don't know where your money is actually going.Open for negotiation, such as groceries and insuranceOnce you see the hard data on how much you are spending, you can make a call on what you can cut back on.In 2009 she was made redundant while on maternity leave and pregnant with her second child.
It might seem hard to believe that you can cut your food bill when food prices are rising at a rapid rate , but Ms Allen said there were still plenty of things people could do to save money at the check-out."I generally only buy what my grandmother would have had available, and I don't waste a thing.
"Rolled oats are huge in my house. We have them for breakfast, I add them to shakes for the boys, they can be used to crumb chicken, and they are cheap," she said. "During winter I grab the slow-cooker out and use it daily — cooking things low and slow — and then adding all the little bits and pieces that are still good from the fridge to bulk it all out.