Save More On Food

When it comes to stretching your grocery budget in Singapore, it pays to team up with your helper. Here’s how.

- Karola Clark

Freeze Your Assets

Not literally, of course. But, if your helper does the household shopping, teach her to keep an eye out for discounts and special promotions. Buy in bulk when prices are low, and freeze what you don’t use immediately.

“We often buy a whole salmon from Tekka Market or Giant grocery store, then cut it into fillets,” shares British expat Peta, a mother of four. “Our helper uses the head and bones to make stock.”