You know you're a money saver when.....

calleyw

mrs_moneyspinner wrote: »

when you leave the oven door open after cooking to make it nice and cosy in the kitchen

I always do that after I have finished cooking sunday lunch.

Made husband stay in the kitchen this morning while cooking so I keep the heating off in the rest of the house and he moaned. And guess what he choose to do go out to the freezing back room to have a tidy up :eek:

Yours

Calley

tara747

Coinstar!!! :eek: :eek: The rip off to end all rip offs... or a tax on the lazy? :rotfl:

I wouldn't use it...

Petlamb

Definitely a convenience tax - hope the rest of the banks get the machines HSBC have - the coin depositing machines rock!

my ones are:

when you are pleased to find a 2/3rds full shower gel upon moving into a new house, with the logic that even though it's not a scent you like "that's the next handwash!"

when you have oats in a handy place next to the cooker - shh dont tell the OH! :P

when you have a freezer devoid of premium brands, but full of either batch cooking or divided portions of meat etc

sparrer

When the slow cooker, bread maker and washing machine have all been timed to finish early morning to take advantage of economy 7 so the kitchen is nice and warm and you can delay turning on the heating for an hour or two..or not put it on at all if you're going out

Triker

When, having been confined to bed for 3 months due to Lyme Disease, you finally manage to drive somewhere you head for the nearest shopping centre. With the aid of your two daughters and a walking stick you just about manage to navigate round Home Bargains and know that YOU'RE BACK....and drive home with the biggest smile EVER on your face before collapsing for a while again.:D

Natty68

everyone around you is panic buying in the supermarket because of a wee bit of snow, and you are sitting there thinking "hmmm I have enough meat in the freezer, plenty of bread mixes in the cupboard for the bread machine, several frozen homemade meal left overs, a four pinter of milk" and feeling rather smug because if it wasn't for MSE you would be one of those that is panic buying!!!

And know that you can happily stay in for the next month without going out if it wasn't for the dog and cat food!!

Also when DH asks you what you want for your birthday next month and you come out with "can you pay for me to have my hair cut and highlighted" instead of the usual carpe that you don't want but feel you should ask for.

wilf55

when you are glad of another charity bag through the door to turn inside out and use as a binbag!

Bogof_Babe

When you plan an evening meal revolving around not wasting the last stick of limp pre-Christmas celery .

Tonight we are having veggie shepherds pie made with Asda brand "beanfeast" type soya (cheaper than Beanfeast and just as tasty), topped with free sweet potatoes that sister-in-law overbought.

toni_

when you open envolpes carefully so you can re-use them ive spent the past hour this morning cutting out xmas cards for next years gift tags.

i love this site and how its changed how i buy products, spend money, re-use everything i can and not waste anything! i look back at how i was and cringe at the money ive wasted! but im trying my hardest this year to be a proper money saver thank you everyone who contributes on here, i love this site and especially this thread

hattiefats

when you can actually start putting money in a savings account as I have just started doing for the first time since I was a kid..............always owed too much in the past but am finally df for 2010 thanks to mse!!!!