Is there anything else i can do to save cash?

halloweenqueen_2

Hi and thanks!! Feel at home here!

System

If you live in the Stockport area you can get 2 free energy saving light bulbs from the Councils free home security package.

The package is available to anyone over the age of 60. If you're under 60 you would need to be claiming a benefit.

You can get window locks, 5 lever mortice locks, mortice bolts, barrel bolts, door viewers, door intercoms, door chains, carbon monoxide detectors, smoke alarms, patio door locks all for FREE!

Just phone 0161 474 2663 and ask for the Home Security Assistant.

deronda

Do you have a local Wilkinsons?  It is amazing how much cheaper some things are there.  They have their own brands but also do the more common brands at very good prices.  They have diy, household cleaning, lightbulbs etc(very cheap) curtains, lampshades etc etc.

Peacocks is also very good for clothes especially for children, they are hard wearing and you cannot fault the quality on most items.  My teenage stepdaughter likes the clothes there too.  They also do very reasonably priced shoes I recently purchased a pair of healed ankle boots for £12.

If you do lots of gardening recycle yog pots and food trays, they are excellent for growing seeds or sharing plants with friends and family much cheaper than flower pots.

Do you eat alot of marmalade?  It is much cheaper to make your own and very easy.  All you need to do is buy a tin of premix peel at roughly £1.50 and 2lbs sugar and this makes six jars for less than half the price!

Good luck - with twins I am always trying to find ways to cut down on the bills (role on potty training!).

md123

Just checked out the campbells condensed soup website as suggested by halloweenqueen. Must say it is a great site for someone who is not much of a cook (like me). The recipes are straight forward and look delicious. ::)

Can't wait to try them out.

christmas_donkey

Thanks for the replies, i am saving jars as we speak. I want to make my own pickles. I do get through marmalade and jam at an alarming rate, so maybe i will take you up on the tip about making my own.

I have also got tomato plants and lettuce growing at the moment, so i am well on the way to getting there.

Pink.

Good post Halloween.......Thankyou, will look into some of your ideas.

16011996

Some great ideas here, will try a few

System

Become an emysteryshopper...

https://www.emysteryshopper.co.uk

You can earn in your spare time, not a lot but every little helps!

16011996

i do mystery shopping, in shops not on computer, but make about £12.50 for an hours work, they pay your expenses and if you buy something, quite often they give you half towards or else you can return it for a full refund. (excellent when its kids clothes shops.)

System

Sorry Martin, don't know where to post this plea for help!

I've just come out of a brusing and overwhelmingly expensive divorce which has cost me about twice my annual salary and which I will be continuing to pay off for the next three years. Having fought to secure Residency of my two children and retain the house, I am being taken back to court again with another Residency battle and have taken a drastic step and dispensed with the service of my lawyer because mounting legal bills are crippling my ability to provide for my children. Does anyone know where I can get some free and good advice to counter the latest attack? I'm not eligible for legal aid because the house is worth more than £8K ( I should hope so in Bucks!) and I can't afford to continue paying £175 an hour plus VAT. It is breaking me.