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What have you changed about your lifestyle to deal with the cost of living increases? (lemmy.nz)
submitted 1 year ago by ciaocibai@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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I was having this conversation with a friend and we both got some useful ideas from each other (cancelling various underused subscription services, making use of libraries, more home vege gardening etc) - curious to know what else people are trying.

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[–] ciaocibai@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

And just to add, apps like grocer and Gaspy are game changers.

Another big saving for us is stocking up on meat when it’s cheap - either chicken (usually at packnsave) or pork ribs (usually at Gilmour’s) - we produce our own beef and lamb. As such we’ve got 3 deep freezers, and I can’t remember the last time we paid even $10/kg for meat