Five supermarket hacks that can help you save a fortune on shopping bill

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The rising cost of living has dominated the headlines for the past few weeks and with good reason as inflation is at an all time high, resulting in a price hike on absolutely everything.

With the cost of food increasing, how can we avoid spending a fortune on an essential need? Richard Jackson from Housetastic has put together five supermarket "hacks" to be aware of, helping you save some cash on your food bill, as reported by Hull Live.DownshiftingOften more expensive brands of food are made in the exact same factory, by the same people, as supermarkets' cheaper own-brand products.To save an estimated 30%, simply avoid going for the bigger brands or even the supermarket's "luxury" brands and, instead, opt for the supermarket's own brand.This can be done across all food types, from fresh meat and fish to household cleaning products.

Many studies and “taste-tests” state there is no difference between more expensive products with supermarket-owned brands, so your food quality will not be affected.Yellow labelsThe yellow sticker discounts are when items have been reduced to clear.

Normally products with a yellow sticker are close to their use-by date, but sometimes the packaging has simply been damaged with no harm caused to the product itself.