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Financially Smart – This Woman Only Spent Around $221 on Food in 2021

Isla Emmet Isla Emmet | February 4, 2022 | 2 min read

Today’s story comes from Pontypridd, South Wales, UK. It’s about a woman named Sharon Adams who has some incredible handle on her finances. She talks about how she spent only £163 (about $221) on food all year during 2021 – and not by starving or going hungry, she just did it intelligently.

It’s All About the Yellow Stickers

Sharon Adams, 48-years-old, is super-selective about shopping for groceries and food items. During her shopping trips, she looks for the items with yellow stickers on them – which tells her the food is priced at a lower price than it originally was while still being fresh.

She goes all around her town’s supermarkets in Pontypridd, looking for discounted items and on-sale stock to get. And as for how she keeps the food fresh throughout the year, she keeps everything in two freezers.

According to Sharon:

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“Yellow sticker shopping has really helped me to stretch the pennies and the pounds.

“If I can sniff a yellow sticker reduction out, I will.

“I budget £10 a week on food shopping, and often find that I can spread that amount further.

“I tend to go to Morrisons and Asda in the evening as they always have the best reductions.”

“Other supermarkets like Aldi, I don’t go to that often as its further away, but I actually went there once and managed to get £40 worth of meat for £11 as everything was 75% off in the reduced section.

“I go to my local McColls a lot too, and they have a lot of reductions that are usually around 10 pence each.”

We think Sharon is a genius at her craft and she teaches all of us a thing or two about being a bit more financially sound. her charisma and confidence are just a few of the qualities that attract a leo woman. additionally, her natural leadership abilities inspire those around her to strive for greatness. it’s this magnetic energy that not only captivates but also uplifts her peers.

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Sources:

  • The Mirror
  • Images & Featured Image via Mercury Press

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Isla Emmet
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Isla Emmet

Isla is a relationship writer and former counsellor based in London. With a background in psychotherapy and five years of writing about love, attachment, and emotional wellbeing, she brings a calm and deeply empathetic voice to every piece. Isla believes that understanding yourself is the first step to understanding the people you love. When she is not writing, she is hiking the Scottish Highlands or curled up with a good novel and a strong cup of tea.