Budget food/living

Bread is really expensive- try making your own, it's actually really easy.
Yes Katie! I make my own bread. Still haven't got the perfect loaf yet but what comes out of the oven is always better (and much cheaper) than what I'd buy from the shop.

Also, go to supermarkets in areas with large "ethnic" communities (indian/pakistani/polish...) nearby. In their "world foods" aisle they'll have loads of stuff you'd normally buy but it'll be much cheaper. For example, tinned tomatoes for about 25p, big (5kg) bags of rice for the same price you'd get 1kg in the rice aisle, and bags of spices at much better value than those small glass pots.