Create A Budget And Track Expenses
Create a budget to help you allocate money correctly. Ensure your budget for all fixed and varied expenses. Let your budget highlight how much you intend to spend on variable expenses such as groceries, transportation, and entertainment, and ensure to stick to the allocated amounts.
Meal plan for the whole week and cook in batches for the entire week. Cooking in batches will not only save you money as a single mom. It will save you a lot of time and effort; which is very instrumental if you have nobody to help with chores.
Bulk in buying will help you save money on the price per item. According to SoFi, you can save 20% of the item’s price by buying it in bulk. They, however, add that depending on the item, the saving costs can go up to 50%.