Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

Uniscots97

How long does your mobile/laptop take to charge? Many of us plug in the charger and leave it overnight, especially mobiles. Time it and set an alarm for the length of time it takes. When the alarm goes off, turn the charger off at the wall, this way you're not wasting electricity.

Uniscots97

This one is quite simple but I should have realised it a very long time ago. I only realised this one after getting the last electricity bill in and getting a complete fright. Do you have fuse sockets above your washing machine/dishwasher/kitchen heater/extractor fan? Until last week mine were permanently on (and not really thought about), now I turn them off at the wall and only turn them on when I need them. Hopefully this will make a little bit of difference to the electric bill.

Aril

Cut down the amount of sugar you take in drinks- if you do it gradually you might even end up not taking any!
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Aril

Use old light coloured pillowcases for washing delicate items in the machine- secure the top with an elastic band
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mumofthetwins

I have always washed my hair twice with shampoo then once with conditioner everyday.
I cut back to one wash with shampoo and only conditioning every other day and I've noticed no differance ....
I have also just tried using the tesco value baby wash instead of shower gel and shampoo and its worked great ... Smells nice and hair is really soft ! ... 20p a bottle !!
My hair is long and is pretty thick too x

Sassers

Another one on washing hair - one day I ran out of shampoo but had plenty of nice conditioner. I have bright red hair - :eek:
So I used washing up liquid and then the conditioner and my hair was sooo shiny and soft. Well worth a go :rotfl:

Uniscots97

Be careful if using washing up liquid as you can use it to strip colour out of your hair instead of B4colour.

miss_emmajane

Fairy liquid can be a good cleanser for your hair once in a while getting rid of build up and making it sparkly clean and soft - but should only be done now and again

mumofthetwins

Just ran out of shaving foam so used the baby wash for my legs and it worked a treat !!
I have used conditioner in the past ... But by gum this 20p baby wash is great !!

Uniscots97

If you run out of deodorant you can use a sprinkle of bicarbonate of soda instead, after washing, pat dry and then using your fingertips pat on a sprinkly of the powder. This will not stop you sweating but will stop any smell. Good for a stop gap if you forget to buy deodorant.