dear boy???
There's lot of free things in the world all you have to do is open your eyes and look for them.. As for driving to your local Aldi there's a lot more options than what they offer.
My local supermarket has for example lots of cheap biscuits that are just as good as Mcvitaes but probably produced in the same factory..
I could go on and on and on but you'll just try to make up another expense..
As the saying goes you can lead a horse to water and if he wants it he will drink