Takeaways and beauty appointments have no place in penny-pinching mode – which can feel endless as housing costs continually move beyond reachIt’s the last week of January and I’m doing the “big shop”. It’s my first real big shop since the Christmas one and it’s taking me ages because I’m being shrewd, thrifty, frugal or, for want of a better word, cheap. Companies are getting brazen with their new recipes and products and, for once, I can actually eat the free samples they’re giving out. But what’s the greatest thing about being a vegan in Veganuary? It’s the only time being vegan is cheap and I’m all about the savings right now.

Source: Irish Independent January 26, 2026 14:32 UTC