A SAVVY mum who goes on a payday shopping trip to Savers every month has shown just how much she can get for £15.
She took to her Mad About Money Official TikTok page to share a video documenting one of her monthly shopping sprees, which she uses to stock up on bathroom essentials.
"One thing I always do on the day after payday is go and stock up my bathroom essentials," she said.
"I go to Savers because it’s really cheap.
"I give myself a £20 budget. Let’s go and see what I can get."
After parking for free for two hours, she hit Savers and started at the top of her list with toothpaste.
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"Always check price per kilogram so you know which toothpaste is the cheapest," she advised.
She also looked at the Calpol, which was on offer, and the Garnier pots of Hair Food.
The mum then showed how to check whether or not you're getting a good deal on shampoo.
Pointing to the Papaya Repairing Shampoo, which costs £1 a bottle, she explained: "Although they look slightly more expensive than the 95p ones, they’re 25p per 100ml.
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"And these ones (the 95p bottles) are 27p per 100ml."
She also grabbed some Mitchum spray deodorant, twin packs of wipes and some sanitary towels.
When she hit the soap aisle, she took a look at the Marshmallow soap, which was 95p for 500g.
Compared to the Love Heart soap, which was £1.19 for just 250g.
She concluded her haul with a bottle of Cussons shower gel, which she said was a "bargain at £1".
In total, she came in under budget, at £15.51.
"I love a savers haul just after payday," she captioned her video.
"I give myself a £20 bathroom budget for the month, I got this little lot for £15.51! Bargain."
"Sums up the UK at the moment pay day is when we treat ourselves to the toiletries we actually need," one person commented on the video.
"I do the same but at home bargains," another added.
As a third wrote: "i love savers!!!!"
"I wish I could do this," someone else wrote.
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"I always spend about £50 or more each time."
To which the Mad About Money mum replied: "Oh I could 100% spend more, but I am budgeting obsessed!"
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