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

mollythewestie

Pip-squeak wrote: »

All of the above
When not only do you pick up money but also those nice red rubber bands that the postman drops.

OMG! I get so excited when I find those. there is one currently on my front path poking out of the snow, I did consider putting my coat on and going to get it, but decided againt it, after all, it will still be there when the snow thaws! lol!

One of my favourite money saving tips I learnt here is testing eggs (the float test in a glass of water), to see if they are off. I have used up loads of eggs that were past their Best before date, but were actually perfectly fine to use! :j

buxtonrabbitgreen

When your daughter asks if you have any christmas cards to give to her friends and when you produce them she says "I hope you bought them in the sales last year" And yes I did.

jammy_dodger

Gina_of_course! wrote: »

When you realise that you talk about Martin like he is part of your family! and all your friends and family do too

OMG i htought it was just me that did this :rotfl:

Bowling_4_Gold

... When you sneakily treck back to Robert Dyas (through the worst snow for 30 years) to return the Royal Dolton (2 for £10) you got for your parents for Christmas, then buy it again just 'cause you got a 20% off voucher with it and couldn't bear missing out on saving £2.

415SanFran

This thread is such a hoot!

I'm beginning to enjoy this too much, had to "upgrade" to the Tena Lady rather than the usual cheapo but good Finesse.

I can see a little of myself in almost all of them.

Is that a good thing?

lil_me

Just a few apparent ones this evening. It's snowing outside, minus something silly and the heating is lower than you have ever put it in the winter. You've left the milk outside as it's as cold as the fridge and more economical to run it less full. You are sat in the dark and have the laptop on your knee to keep you warm with your fleece blanket on while you look for more money saving ideas :money:after spending the day travelling to the cheapest tyre supplier, buying your groceries with nectar points and your partner is moaning (this has took some time for it to sink in with him being male and under 30) that it'll be a few days for the curtains you need to arrive so you can keep the heat in.

savingmummy

You check under the sofa cushions after visitors have been lol!
Your 3 yr old dd collects the postie rubber bands on her way to nursery and tells everyone the postie is wasteful
You spend an hour cutting up old xmas cards to make gift tags for next yr. then call your parents and demand you have theirs too haha!
Everyone talks about my cleaning techniques that consist of soda crystals, lemons and white vinegar.

jexygirl

... You are not ashamed to "root through" the over full whoops shelf, forcing everyone out of your way! which takes the same amount of time it takes your partner to get everythign else on the list.
... you ignore the list and swap it for "whoops" stuff, changing all menu plans for the next 2 days
.. you have to explain what "whoops"means, then hear him raving about "whoops" stuff when you send him to the supermarket to get lettuce and he returns with 4 carrier bags of whoops stuff, assuming you are a) a culinary genious or jesus or b) you will be so proud that he didnt get what you asked for and you desperately needed, BUT he got whoops stuff! (and you feel like you are on ready steady cook and superfast take a dive for these forums as they will know what to do with sardines, avocado, kiwi, asparagus and strawberries!)
when he returns without the lettuce he was sent for, but with all of the above declaring he gets the "whoops" thing, you cant help but smile, even tho you want to kill him and he just doubled your workload as you cant let your MSE friends down or see it go to waste (roll on the end of jan when 15 "all you can eat " hens arrive!)
... on my part, when i steam cleaned the rooms today and found a total of £2.73 and every time a coin appeared I thought of you guys and was so proud!
Jex

housemouse100

add the rubbish shampoo that has sat there for months to the hand wash on the assumption if it cleans hair then it must be fine for hands. So far no one has noticed.

Beccatje

I only charge my mobile in the car to save on electric.

I hitch the dog (husky) up in front of the sled to take the children to school as riding a bike in this snow is impossible and I'm too cheap to use the car. I use the sled and the dog to haul groceries as well! The dog is a stronger puller than I am a carrier...