A little about me...

Hey to all the people who have taken the time to read this blog,

We all know that today's society is extremely hard on peoples pockets, costs rising and average income falling; so it makes sense that everyone is trying to save where they can. This doesn't begin to cover the amount of debt the people of Britain owe, when so many people are forced into lending money to cover things they are made to believe they need. So the aim for this blog is a simple, to help people save money on one of the largest spending areas of every persons lives: Their Food Bill!!!

This blog will help people who are trying to pay off debt or save money for an occasion or simply for people on a low income who have a tight budget to stick to... the blog posts will vary from budgeting techniques to recipes and I cannot guarantee a strict timetable but I will attempt to get a post up weekly about each of these topics.

So I suppose I should tell you why I decided to start this blog; my name is Helen and I am full time student dependant on my student finance to get me through life. I currently live with my parents and two of my brothers; however my sister and her daughter eats with us every day and sometimes there are four more mouths to feed if my oldest sister decides to visit with her kids.

Well my student finance isn't the only money coming into the house but I try and help where I can; since I don't pay rent people presume its easy to save money but in the first two years of my course I was extremely reckless with my spending and I currently owe roughly £30,000 to student finance. So since this is my final year I have three pay checks to accomplish a few goals:

1. Get a job!!!! Most importantly!!!!
2. Save money to pay off some of the debt I owe!!!
3. To show my family I am not reckless any longer by helping to manage the food bills and cutting the food bill for the house through cheaper meals!!!

So of those three aims (not including getting through University) I need to really focus on my spending and getting the advice I receive to those who need it like I do.

If you believe this blog will help please follow the blog and also comment below which category you are so I can focus the blog for those who are reading it.

Many thanks,
Helen Marsh x