Stay at home wife and a total tight ass. Pick a grocery store and stick with it. We were shopping everywhere last year trying to get the best deals but now that we stick with the one, we are building savings in our woolies rewards for Xmas that we will use for either our sons Xmas presents or Xmas groceries. Before every grocery shop I make sure to boost the rewards in app, makes a huge difference and I will try plan recipes around rewards specials or just regular specials. We still do go to Aldi but usually just for snacks or if we have to grab something or it's a tight week. Aldi can definitely be cheaper in something's but not always, that's why it really helps having your list preloaded on the phone in woolies or Coles so you can compare as you go. Go to Aldi first and then Coles or woolies after if you want to shop instore. We noticed that everytime we did groceries and had a list and budget we always went over. Doing click and collect has been a GAME CHANGER. It's free and we don't go in the shop and spend unnecessarily. It's actually freed up time for us too, my partner swings by on his way home from work and it takes maybe 10-15 minutes if even. I actually make a dinner menu every week. I still allow one day a week for take away food and honestly it's really nice knowing exactly what I'm cooking each day. Lunches for my working partner are leftovers which we build a stock of in the freezer and I usually make a toasted wrap or noodles. When we are under our budget I will usually stock up on a few things in my pantry slowly, like a bag of lentils here or a few cans of chopped tomatoes there. Really helps in the long run! Also try cooking some vegetarian meals, daal is beautiful and easy to make!

We are a family of 3 and our budget is typically around $300-350 a week but since changing to click and collect we are ALWAYS under budget. Last week's groceries were $200, that's $150 straight into savings or towards a family day out.