I put in some different answers from what was accepted and wondered if any of the following were possible.
1. For "I really need to save", is it OK to use "il faut vraiment", or does "absolument" always naturally go with "il faut" ?
2. For "I've stopped buying expensive brands", can I also use the reflexive "Je me suis arrêtée d'acheter des marques chères" ?
3. For "and instead I've tried the supermarket brands" can we use "au lieu" in place of "à la place"?; and finally :
4. For "I must admit", can the verb "avouer" replace "admettre", as in "Je dois l'avouer..." or does this have a different sense ?
Thanks