The cost of living is on the rise in Ireland with most people trying to find ways to lower their expenses.
Fuel, energy, electricity and food prices are all on the way up in line with rising inflation here.
However, according to one expert, a simple way of saving a few euros is all down to where you store your groceries.
Tessa Clarke, Co-founder and CEO of OLIO, says that storing some food items in the freezer could lead to some easy savings.
It comes after the head of retail giant Tesco encouraged families to keep bread in the fridge so it will last longer, thus saving some money in the long run.
Ms Clarke explained that there are numerous products that can be kept in the deep freeze beyond the obvious frozen foods.
"There absolutely are some more obscure items [you can store in the freeze], ill start first with a really random one which is eggs," she said.
"It's super counterintuitive to think you can freeze eggs, please don't do it when they're in the eggshell - either separate them and freeze it or whisk them together and freeze it.
"Another favourite of mine is herbs but instead of putting them straight in the freezer, what I often do is chop them up and put them in an ice cube tray and either fill that with water if you wanted to use them later for stews or stir-frys.
"A third obscure one, it doesn't happen often in our household, but when you do find yourself at the end of that bottle of wine, instead of throwing that away, just pop it into a jar and freeze it and then you can use it later on for risottos and stews.
"The benefit is is that your money and food is going so much further because Irish households throw away around €700 of perfectly good food every year."
When asked if items like potatoes can be frozen, Ms Clarke said you shouldn't need to as if they are stored correctly they can last for months in the right condition.
As for bread, the best way to store this is either in a linen bag or a plastic bag in a bread bin on the countertop, she said.
"If you're going to be keeping it out for a long time, then it's best to store it in the freezer and then pull out a slice when you want to use it," she told Newstalk Breakfast.
"If you store it in the fridge, it actually makes it go stale really quickly although it foes stop it from going mouldy."
Even milk can be frozen, she added, and the "rookie error" is to keep it in the fridge door.
It's much warmer in this spot so the milk will go bad quicker, so the best place for it is in the back of the fridge.
"You can freeze milk but make sure you are filling it three-quarters full so there's room for expansion," she said.
