Freeze It: Making the Most of Bread

The freezer can genuinely turn out to be your best friend, as it'll preserve food for long beyond it's sell-by date. Here, we'll cover just two ways you can save money on your food bill and not notice a thing. Bread is probably the most discarded item from the cupboards, particularly if you live on your own. With a limited shelf life of around four to five days, there is an incessant pressure to finish a loaf quickly, which you may not feel like.

With the cost of bread soaring beyond belief in some places - can a decent loaf of bread be over £1 nowadays, the savings can quickly add up. The decision to freeze is definitely a sensible one. You can put entire loafs of bread in the freezer, and simply toast what you want - therefore making a loaf last how long YOU want it to, not when it grows mould. You can underscore these savings by purchasing bread that's reduced at the supermarket - generally shops will reduce this with one day left to go. There is no difference in taste or quality.

Difficulty: 1/10. You'll need freezer space, which may compromise your requirements to store something else. You may also need to get lucky at the discount shop to bag cheap bread.

Savings per week: £0.25 on the quarter loaf that you'd throw away, and £0.75 on buying a loaf of bread if you get it discounted.
Savings per year: £50, which is amazing really on such a basic product.