After two years of the global pandemic, most of us felt we were due some good luck. But this has now been replaced by worry about rising inflation and the big squeeze on finances. No matter what your household income, you’re probably feeling the pinch of rising costs on everything from groceries to energy. So for this month’s issue, I asked the brilliant Good Housekeeping team to investigate what can be done to ease the burden in each of their specialist areas; their respective challenge was to come up with products offering incredible value or clever advice on how to spend or save wisely. And I think you’ll find a treasure trove of wisdom in these pages.
Whatever else you save on, you have to eat! So, the cookery team’s mission was to create recipes that promised big savings but were still absolutely delicious. A challenge indeed at the moment, but they’ve developed a whole month of midweek marvels costing a maximum of £1.50 a head, with many cheaper (page 127). The homes team, meanwhile, insist that it’s possible to have gorgeous interiors at a snip and show us how (starting page 91). And the beauty team discovered how numerous savings are possible with some savvy know-how on what to look out for on the high street (starting page 70).
If you’re a regular reader, you’ll already be familiar with our Financially Fabulous pages and this advice is now more important than ever – turn to page 112 for expert insights on how to keep bi
