r/UKFrugal

163k members
r/UKFrugal is a subreddit with 163k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses cheap, frugal, food, groceries, and money, and they frequently recommend/review groceries, smartphone, and gym shoes.

Popular Themes in r/UKFrugal

#1
Solution Requests
: "Weather based laundry drying website"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What is your experience of frugal living that just went too far, with yourself or others ? For example…."
13 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "its worth getting the lidl app. They often have decent money off and free items."
11 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Those on less than £25'000, who are single, not receiving state support, not mooching off family, and living in London; how do you survive?"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "What frugal tactic/plan do yo think will work after 2028"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free app that compares grocery prices across Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Iceland, Ocado, Co-op and M&S — including Clubcard and Nectar prices"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/UKFrugal

#1

Cheap

: "Cheap weekend trips from London without taking holiday days — some current examples"
18 posts
#2

Frugal

: "Wife is away next week, time to live out my Frugal fantasies."
16 posts
#3

Food

: "is around £50 "too much" on Food?"
12 posts
#4

Groceries

: "Amazon Groceries and Monzo combined"
8 posts
#5

Money

: "What is your experience of frugal living that just went too far, with yourself or others ? For example…."
8 posts
#6

Looking For

7 posts
#7

Looking For A

7 posts
#8

Energy

: "7 quick changes that cut our UK Energy use no upgrades, no cost"
7 posts
#9

Shopping

: "What is your experience of frugal living that just went too far, with yourself or others ? For example…."
7 posts
#10

Deals

: "I built a free app that compares grocery prices across Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Iceland, Ocado, Co-op and M&S — including Clubcard and Nectar prices"
7 posts

Products Discussed in r/UKFrugal

Groceries

63 reviews
#1
Lidl
4.0 from 13 reviews
#2
Aldi
4.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Tesco
3.3 from 6 reviews

Smartphone

33 reviews
#1
Google
4.5 from 11 reviews
#2
Motorola
4.2 from 6 reviews
#3
Samsung
5.0 from 3 reviews

Gym Shoes

26 reviews
#1
Asics
4.2 from 6 reviews
#2
Decathlon
4.0 from 5 reviews
#3
Adidas
4.3 from 3 reviews

Member Growth in r/UKFrugal

Yearly
+24k members(17.5%)

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Last updated: June 11, 2026