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To use less when wrapping things,e.g. sandwiches in foil ,place the sandwich or whatever diagonally on the wrap instead of square. Not a big saving but every little helps.'Yaze whit yeh hive an ye'll niver wahnt'
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auntymabel wrote: »To use less when wrapping things,e.g. sandwiches in foil ,place the sandwich or whatever diagonally on the wrap instead of square. Not a big saving but every little helps.
Kitkat used to do that. They used to put the foil just off, diagonal-it was a long time ago when I first noticed. Don't know if they still do it or not.GE 36 *MFD may 2043
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Hubby makes his own home brew. It works out around 35p a pint. He bottles it using recycled bottles. He just buys new bottle tops.Save 12K in 2026 no 16
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I cant remember if ive said before i use the lids off the "posh" coffee tins, Millicano, Azura etc to cover other part used tins, eg tomatoes, beans, cat food. I also used the tins, and a few other tins, (the sort that have the label printed directly on to the metal) as planters for small geraniums last year, they looked stunning in a group, so have carried on collecting the tins to do same again this year
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I have a tip which is radical, but happened by chance. I was placed on the coil to help control my migraines. My periods stopped within months saving me money on sanitary products and pain killers. After 4 years I swapped to the implant and was told it was unlikely I would menstruate whilst on this, again I have not. It has been an unexpected money saver!0
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I put branded shower gel from large bottles, which are difficult to hold, and have large openings, into smaller bottles with a smaller opening.
It goes both ways: if I have unbranded shower gel, I will put it in a small branded bottle with a small opening. If I have a large bottle of branded shower gel, I will put it in a smaller bottle, and be sure to tell dh that's it's the branded shower gel (which may or may not be a white lie :A ).Are you wombling, too, in '22? € 58,96 = £ 52.09Wombling in Restrictive Times (2021) € 2.138,82 = £ 1,813.15Wombabeluba 2020! € 453,22 = £ 403.842019's wi-wa-wombles € 2.244,20 = £ 1,909.46Wombling to wealth 2018 € 972,97 = £ 879.54Still a womble 2017 #25 € 7.116,68 = £ 6,309.50Wombling Free 2016 #2 € 3.484,31 = £ 3,104.590 -
gentlepurr wrote: »I cant remember if ive said before i use the lids off the "posh" coffee tins, Millicano, Azura etc to cover other part used tins, eg tomatoes, beans, cat food.
Careful with doing that.
The official advice remains that you shouldn't leave leftovers in the can - they should be transferred to another storage container - to prevent possible contamination from the can metal.... even if it is coated with plastic inside.:hello:0 -
I have a tip which is radical, but happened by chance. I was placed on the coil to help control my migraines. My periods stopped within months saving me money on sanitary products and pain killers. After 4 years I swapped to the implant and was told it was unlikely I would menstruate whilst on this, again I have not. It has been an unexpected money saver!
Bit too much information for me.
Plus it's not really a sneaky way to choose to save money... it's either medically necessary or it isn't.
If periods are a money-saving concern then there's always a mooncup.:hello:0 -
I have a hourglass shaped shower timer to cut down on the time spent showering, to save electricity and water.
However, I found it was impossible to shampoo and condition my hair and scrub myself clean in the 4 minutes the timer allowed.
So now I wash and condition my hair in the bathroom sink and rinse off the conditioner in the shower as I scrub down. I scrub down with a body puff of course, by far the most economical way of using shower gel or cream.
Doing it this way also allows the conditioner a little extra time to take effect as I empty and clean the sink, before climbing in to the shower.Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.0 -
I always time my swim days with hair wash days. So, a) I have my longer shower at the leisure centre (save my water bill).
I don't over wash my hair and ruin its condition. (I always use a swim cap). Save 12K in 2026 no 16
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