Five little things that have saved us money this week {28th August 2026}….

Every week I share five small things we’ve done to save a bit of money, make life easier or help us spend more intentionally.

None of them are usually huge on their own, but that’s kind of the point. Those small choices add up over time and give us more room for the things that really matter — whether that’s days out, holidays, home projects, treats we’ll actually enjoy or just a bit more breathing space in the budget.

Another week, another five little money saving things. 😊

I think sometimes when we talk about saving money, it can feel like everything needs to be a big change to actually make a difference. Switching your mortgage, changing energy supplier, cancelling subscriptions or completely overhauling the way you shop are all great, but realistically, we can’t be doing things like that every week.

For me, it’s the little things that matter just as much because they’re the things we can do without really thinking about them. A couple of pounds saved, using something we already have, making sure something doesn’t go to waste – none of it is going to impact our finances hugely on they’re own, but all the little actions do add up and together, they do make a difference!

That’s pretty much what this week’s five are all about…

1) Reduced flowers for £1.70

The best way to start this post is always with a reduced bunch of flowers. 💐

I spotted a beautiful bunch of asters reduced to just £1.70 this week in Tesco and obviously they came home with me. They’re now sitting on the fireplace looking absolutely lovely and making me smile every time I walk past them.

I know flowers aren’t a necessity and the ultimate money saving option would have been to leave them in the shop and save the £1.70 altogether, but that’s not really what saving money is about for me.

I want to enjoy the money I have as well as being sensible with it, and £1.70 for something that’s going to make me happy every time I look at it for the next week or so feels like money very well spent.

And honestly, finding a beautiful bunch of reduced flowers gives me almost as much pleasure as the flowers themselves. 😂

2) Testing our house for damp

I spent the grand total of £4.90 on a damp tester this week from and then proceeded to test the life out of pretty much every wall in the house!

We were planning to buy one new anyway but I kept putting it off as I don’t really want to know as we already have a list of jobs longer than my arm. But when we saw the tester at our local recycling shop for under a fiver, I couldn’t put it off any longer. 

It’s an old house so damp is obviously something we’re conscious of, and there are a couple of areas where we already know there’s been an issue in the past. Rather than wondering about every slightly suspicious looking patch or immediately paying someone to come and investigate, this little tester will help us know either way if it’s something we need to worry about. 

I’m very pleased to report that the vast majority of the house tested absolutely fine. There are a couple of areas we already knew about that need some attention, but there were no horrible surprises waiting for us.

Not technically a saving yet, I suppose, because I’ve actually spent £4.90, but it’s something we can use again and again as we work on the house. It gives us a way to check things ourselves before assuming we need to pay someone else and, to be honest, the peace of mind was worth a fiver on its own.

3) Free blackberries for Christmas

I spotted some blackberries growing while I was out this week, so obviously I couldn’t just walk past them. 😂 I picked a few and brought them home because I already knew exactly what I wanted to do with them.

I’ve used them to make some blackberry vodka ready for Christmas, so they’re now sitting happily doing their thing until December.

I love little bits of Christmas prep like this because it spreads the cost and the effort over the next few months rather than everything happening in December. The blackberries themselves cost me absolutely nothing and it took hardly any effort to pick them, but they’ll hopefully turn into something lovely that we can enjoy over Christmas.

Again, it’s not a huge saving, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s noticing something free, making use of it and saving a few pounds further down the line – exactly the kind of little money saving win that adds up over time.

4) Reduced mince and a bit of forward planning

I found some reduced price mince last weekend and used it to make a cottage pie for the freezer.

And seeing as I was making one anyway, I made a smaller one at the same time for my partner to have the next day as he was working from 6am until 6pm. It took hardly any extra effort to make the two together, and it means there’s a homemade meal ready for him after a very long day.

Having something like that ready is one of those tiny bits of planning that saves us money without feeling like we’re actually trying to save money. It’s much easier to resist an expensive convenience meal or takeaway when you know there’s something homemade that just needs heating up.

And the bigger cottage pie in the freezer is now a meal ready for another day when we don’t have the time or inclination to cook, so hopefully that’s another future saving too.

5) Saving money with my Wild deodorant

I’ve used Wild deodorant for a while now, which if you’ve never heard of, is basically a refillable deodorant where you buy the case once and then just replace the refill inside when you run out. I originally swapped to it because I’m really conscious of how much single-use plastic we use and I liked the idea of not throwing away a whole container every time I finished one.

The refills themselves are compostable too and it’s made with natural ingredients as well as being vegan and cruelty-free, so there was lots about it that I liked when I first decided to give it a try.

It’s not usually the cheapest option and I could definitely spend less on deodorant, but I’m happy to pay a bit extra for this.

I do try and buy my refills when they’re on offer though, so when I spotted a Wild display in a supermarket last week while we were on holiday, I spotted the refills for a couple of pounds cheaper than here in the UK so obviously I bought two to bring home which saved me about a fiver.

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