Cost of Living Tips with Paycare

As the UK is getting to grips with rising living costs, Paycare together with Wolverhampton City Credit Union has shared some tips and advice that you may find of useful.

Quick wins to help save those extra pennies around the house include:

• Reduce energy by turning all appliances off at the wall rather than leaving them on standby
• Draught-proof windows and doors
• Turn off unnecessary lights
• Use full loads when washing your clothes and do in off-peak hours
• Avoid the tumble dryer
• Spend less time in the shower and swap your bath for a shower
• Turn water off when shaving, washing hands and brushing teeth
• Fix any leaky taps
• Use energy efficient appliances
• Consider alternative cooking methods such as  Microwaves and air fryers
• Only fill your kettle with the water you need
• Buy own brands of food, drink, toiletries, cleaning products when possible
• Batch Cooking – costs less to re-heat and reduces waste
• Less but Often – consider buying perishable food in smaller quantities more often
• Buy in Bulk – e.g. pasta/washing powder – significant cost savings
• Look at Labels – what is cheapest per litre/gram
• Use Store Loyalty Cards – discounts and rewards

In addition, advice specifically for Paycare Policyholders includes:

• • Ensuring you make full use of your Health Cash Plan by claiming cash back after medical appointments (subject to the specifics of your plan)
  • Making use of the Paycare Perks discount platform
  • Using the savings calculator to input the average costs of everything from your utilities to your social activities – to reveal just how much Perks could save you in a year if you made full use of all the offers!

What else are you doing? we would love you to share your thoughts…..