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Went to get groceries early this morning (7:30), noticed fuel was $2.53 a litre and thought score! I’ll get a 6c off voucher after my shop too. Came out. Price had gone up to $2.70 🫠

This is not my usual account because it’s very embarrassing. I’m currently on a Jobseekers Benefit with a medical certificate. I needed extra assistance for disability and it took ages to get sorted - months. I finally got someone just before Christmas who said “this is just back and forth for...

Looking for a more cost effective way for my partner to have a protein rich snack. Have considered making my own but I’m not sure it would necessarily save us money. Recipe I was considering here: https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/homemade-protein-bars/

A free great discount card available from farmsource. Gets fuel discounts as well as many trade price deals from Repco, mitre 10 and a bunch of other big businesses.

Welcome to Personal Finance for the Financially Challenged! Much of the financial advice online and on reddit is aimed at people who have varying degrees of disposable income, ability to invest, lots of free time, available transportation, no kids, a partner, access to credit, and beyond. This...

For light use of Spotify/Maps/Messenger etc. anywhere, without breaking the bank: Warehouse Mobile's $4 500MB 28 day data pack is probably NZ's cheapest way to stay connected to the internet while you're out and about. Pros: Rollover data up to 365 days Free call/texts between Warehouse...

Food prices are insane. What are your cheap eats? Goto budget meals that taste good too? Any other food related money saving tips are welcome!

I use a fair bit of data and my current phone plan isn’t really that good, I’m spending about $60 a week just on data and it’s shocking. What’s a good plan to join?

I was in Auckland in March and had hopped to see a better future and better support in Auckland. I saw a glimpse of that but had to return to Australia to go with my Mother to Sudan. Now Sudan is in a civil war. I will be returning back to Auckland with the next three months if I don't succumb...

Meal deal for the launch of The Warehouses frozen dinner range. Buy one get a free double pack of garlic bread. This week only and only at the Mankau branch I believe. I recommend the macaroni and cheese.

I’ve got access to a home/DIY coffee roaster. Anyone searched for the cheapest beans around so I can practice? Green Bean House in the Wairarapa so far seems to offer the best deals on 1kg lots (start from $16.50/kg).

I only found out about this recently but if you change your electricity provider to Z electric and use a referral code (can find them on choice cheapies) they will deposit 75L free petrol into your sharetank account within 14 days. If you do end up changing electricity provider after that then...

Does anyone know of any community gardens that have free plots? I used to live in the country and grew all my own vegetables. Now I've moved into an apartment in the city, the fatties aren't keen on me covering the balcony in pots, and the cost of food is really starting to bite. I don't even...

Moderator, please remove this if you wish. I have created a new Subreddit called @heb1125 to have conversations about home buying, mortgages and home ownership in NZ. Please visit and provide comments if you wish.,

If you have an old laptop or computer that is unbearably slow that you're going to throw away, you might not have to, windows and mac are notorious for running slow on older computers, linux not so much. If all you need is to use the internet, write documents/emails/steam games, install Ubuntu...

Does this sound familiar? You go in to the store to buy a new pair of jeans but hold up, it's buy one get another 50% off! You just "saved" $20, That's enough to buy that sweet top you saw on the way here. When you get to the counter, turns out that top was actually half price and you didn't...

Hi all! Not sure if this is the space for it, but I’ve got a bunch of free boxes on my account and I figure some people might like a couple of free meals to ease up the grocery bill for the week. Feel free to sign up, get your free box and cancel it instantly 👍🏻 Mods please remove if not...

Couldn't see a post for this. Grocer is a NZ free app, I use it on android, (update: there is also an iOS version). You can select your local supermarkets and then search for items and it will show you the different prices so you can see where it's cheaper. I've found it pretty accurate, and...

so i work minmum wage with a weekly bonus they supply my dinner. after tax child support and fines im left with 1.034 in the hand rent is 250 food etc round 80 gas is about 60 other bills 150 but i always seem to be broke by friday what are some good places to get some budgeting advice so i can...

Have some more free boxes - 4 days for 4 people. Remember to cancel promptly if you just want to grab the free box and don’t want to continue with the subscription. Spice up your meals with HelloFresh! Tap the link to claim your FREE week of food now 🎁 ⏰ 🍽️ 😋 >>...