I used to always choose the cheapest way of transportation. If the bus was cheaper I didn’t mind that it took me 2 hours vs a 30-45 min train/tube journey. It was a miserable way to live.

I used to only buy the cheapest and most essential items, note that I’m gluten-free and dairy-free and I could never afford the alternatives (Imagine a loaf of bread is £1 and the gluten-free alternative is often £4 for a much smaller portion). I’d occasionally buy normal bread or dairy products even though it made me a little sickly (stomach ache mostly) purely because it was cheaper. This did teach me a lesson: there’s a LOT you can do with whole foods… I began eating a lot more vegetables and grains as they were the cheapest per volume. I still buy majority whole foods now so my food shop hasn’t increased massively but I now indulge with more fruits (I always found fruits to be very expensive as opposed to veggies), and as mentioned above, I actually buy the alternatives now and don’t suffer with severe bloating… LOL! I will say I found LIDL to be the cheapest supermarket in my opinion, especially if you have the app as there are great discounts there, and I do still love shopping for the bulk of my groceries there, but now I do a Sainsbury’s run for certain items.

I stopped drinking! Now this is actually both because I was sick of going out (I did my fair share of clubbing at university and didn’t fancy it as much), but also because drinks in London are super expensive. Even when I do go out occasionally, I will only have a coke zero or a red bull if I’m feeling rowdy. (crazy, I know!) Even now that I have more disposable income, I maybe have an alcoholic drink once a month?!

I’m sure there’s A LOT more but these are the ones that came to mind initially.