r/UKFrugal

I am looking for some recommendations for mens bath and shower gel that are low cost but still good quality. The main thing I care about is how long the scent lasts after washing.

To be honest, I have not really bought shower gel for myself in about 15 years, as my mother always gifted me Molton Brown for Birthdays and Christmas. She recently passed away, and when I looked up the prices buy some myself, I nearly fainted.

So now I am looking for an alternative quality bath and shower gels with a lasting fragrance that does not cost a fortune.

I used to use discount dragon that is now Peeko. They had some good deals but now they're terrible
Alcohol I get from amazon when they have their deals on, but they don't have anything good for food like crisps, chocolate and cooking sauces

Any suggestions?

Like many people, I stuck to semi-skimmed milk in tea for years simply because it’s what my mum used and I assumed it was the healthier choice. Then I tried whole milk and hit a bizarre realisation: a splash of whole milk goes twice as far. You literally need half the amount to get the same taste in your tea, yet it costs the same per bottle. If tea is your primary milk drain, switching to whole milk literally halves your weekly spend.

Hi,

I’m going to be moving to Thailand in a few months but want to retain my UK mobile number for banking/2 factor etc, so essentially just need to be able to receive SMS whilst overseas

A quick google seems to throw up only providers with a monthly charge, so was just wondering if there are any where I can just buy a SIM once to get connectivity and then use that just for receiving texts ?

I've feared this day would come, and it has.

£1.65 in Tescos, up from £1.50.

Morrisons is the same.

Ill have to cut down to 3 bags a week at this rate.

Anyone seen them cheaper in other shops?

This is all according to Pump Price Protection, which uses the Fuel Finder API.

Go has the cheapest average petrol price at 150.4 p/l

Nicholl has the cheapest average diesel price at 171.2 p/l

The biggest brand (most stations) at a cheap price (DIESEL) is Tesco with an average of 183.3p/l

The biggest brand (most stations) at a cheap price (Petrol) are Sainsbury's and ASDA with an average of 154.8p/l

Source: https://www.pumppriceprotection.com/pump-watch/cheapest-fuel-brands-uk

We are close to moving house and our internet is ending on the 28/5/26. we have cancelled the contract and because we should be moving shortly after the cancelled date so don't want to start a new contract until in the new place. Was looking at 4G routers and a data only sim for one month, can anyone recommend either, we both work from home?

I’ve been trying to be a bit more intentional with money lately and was considering putting a small amount into investing each month. But at the same time, when the amounts are fairly small, I’m not sure if it actually makes much difference once you factor in fees, effort, etc. Part of me thinks it’s still worth starting early, part of me thinks it might be better to just keep things simple and save for now.

I'm having to make cutbacks wherever I can. I've cut a few subscriptions, but I can't give up my Youtube sub because Ad's fry my brain.

I've been debating my skincare atm, it's not that expensive and suits my very sensitive skin, trying cheaper stuff that ends up not being any good for me has been such a waste

Hope this is alright to post — I recently built a small tool called Haggl.eu that compares Amazon prices across Europe in one search.

I noticed the exact same products can sometimes be way cheaper on Amazon Germany, Italy or Spain compared to the UK, so the site helps compare prices without manually checking every country.

It uses affiliate links if you decide to buy through Amazon, but the comparison/search tool itself is free to use.

Would genuinely appreciate feedback from people here on whether it’s useful or what could be improved.

https://haggl.eu

Had first big shop of ALDI instead of LIDL today. Cheaper than usual LIDL aswell. Fuck you LIDL and your new rewards

Hi everyone. I've been using Optrex dry eye drops for years but the price of them has got silly. I tend to buy job lots off emobay but I still end up paying £4+ per bottle.

I've tried a number of other alternatives and I've been dissatisfied. The Vizualise drops, for instance, feel gritty and very uncomfortable to use.

Does anyone have a more affordable but equally effective alternative, please?

My partner and I mostly shop in lidl but their new point system sucks, anyway we can get money off on lidl or aldi at all, i know for eg tesco you can get money off fron nx reward cards soemthing. Does similar thing exist for lidl or/and aldi??

What do you think it's the pros and cons of each, and which one will be cheaper?

This is for weekend trips, let's say 20 weekends a year, visit places within the UK.

Renting works out around £60 for 2 days, so £1200 a year. Enterprise has those prices, also you can use enterprisecarclub, which rents per hour/day. Excess is 0 if you use the 3rd party companies, around £100 per year.

Buying would be around £3000-5000 for the car, £500-1000 for insurance, £500-1000 for maintenance.

With this info, it seems renting is way cheaper.

Bonus question: how come is renting so cheap? £50 for 2 days, how do they even make money, given that they rent almost brand new cars (£20k cost)?

From previous posts it seems £1000 is clearly worth it. £400 seems still worth it, what about lower figures? £100 worth it? £200, £300?

What's the minimum you're willing to save to get a black box?