In today's podcast I am joined by Faith Archer, award winning personal finance journalist and money blogger We discuss how Faith came to blog successfully about money and frugal living, how she and her family live well on less, and how you can too. In this episode you will learn: How Faith found her way into the blogging world and has gone on to create a successful business from blogging How Faith and her family relocated from London to Sussex and live well for less Get a sneak peek into our chat about investing coming up in Season 2 How Faith started her blog with absolutely no capital or expense. Top reasons why families overspend on food, often without even realising The average amount that families spend on food per week, and how it differs depending upon income The pros and cons of online and in-person food shopping in terms of budgeting and cutting costs Faith's top tips for reducing your weekly spend, embarking on a low spend emergency month or week, and what the planning process looks like for this.   Resources: Book in a complimentary call to discuss how financial coaching can help you move from financial overwhelm to confidence and control.  Join Catherine's Facebook Page and FREE Facebook Group My Website  My Online Courses - From Spender to Saver, Investing for beginners from £1 My YouTube Channel  Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  Follow Faith on her Website  Follow Faith on Facebook  Apps – Yolt www.mysupermarket.co.uk Money dashboard https://www.thriftylesley.com – Thrifty Leslie – Food ideas National office statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure