Betty’s Budget Bites and Bernie’s Brilliant Budgeting Book
Introducing your indispensable guides to getting through the colder months when costs are rising. Betty’s Budget Bites and Bernie’s Brilliant Budgeting Book have been created by Shine Lincolnshire to help you, your friends and your family when day-to-day costs can feel overwhelming. You’re not alone—every household across the country is feeling the impact of persistent rises in living expenses. On top of this, navigating support and information can be confusing, time consuming, and difficult to access. But it’s okay to seek guidance. These booklets are here to offer simple, practical tips that can help ease some of the winter pressure.
Whether you’re looking to save on energy bills, plan for meals that go further, or just make your budget stretch a little more, we’ve gathered advice that can make a real difference, day by day.
Bernie’s Brilliant Budgeting Book
This guide isn’t about doing more with less but about helping you find ways to manage the essentials, build confidence, and plan for a more stable tomorrow. We’ve included information about finding out what support you might be entitled to, how to help manage debt, budgeting advice and advice around keeping warm and being energy smart. Plus, lots more useful tips and contacts.
Betty’s Budget Bites
Using a slow cooker is a great way to save both time and energy while making hearty, delicious food. We’ve gathered the recipes in this book for their nutritious, budget friendly, easy to find and tasty ingredients. Whether you’re cooking for yourself or your family, the meals are designed to help you feel comforted and nourished.
Where can you get the books?
Each book is available on our website here, or you can pick up a printed copy from Bert House, 7 Bull ring, Horncastle. We will be distributing these where possible, so if you would like to receive a copy, please check your local community spaces or ask you Community Connector (find yours here), or reach out to us directly.
It’s our hope that these booklets will serve as helpful, non-judgmental resources to empower you through the winter months ahead, mentally, physically and financially.
At Shine Lincolnshire, we believe everyone deserves access to support. We’re here to help, and you’re not alone in facing these challenges. Together, small changes can make a big difference and please feel free to get in touch with us at any time you have a question.