Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

Principia_2

Sniggle wrote: »

I have a bread maker and have made lots of bread, but I don't actually get much bread from it once I have removed the paddle from the middle of the cooked loaf. Do you have this problem? Is is still cheaper to make lots of loaves rather than buy a processed loaf?

I used to have a Morphy Richards, this had a pause between mixing and baking so I used to take the dough out during this pause, remove the paddle and then put the dough back in.


Result: Bread that did not have the paddle stuck in it

Sniggle_2

Ah ok thanks. I'll see if mine does that

silvasava

Just popping out of Lurkdom
Lidl do a lovely multi seeded bread for 99p and its nice thick slices.
Sniggle I live in a very hard water area & use bleach once a week in the toilet & supermarket limescale remover when needed ( this also works well on a cloth & wiped round the bath/basin to get rid of the limescale 'film' just DONT get it on any chrome/stainless steel as it will remove chrome finish & mark stainless.
I also keep a tube of handcream & an emery board in the door pocket of our car so when DH is driving I can do a mini manicure!
As for the 'bacteria' in the washing - what a load of *!*! - I put a couple of tablespoons of washing soda in the 'prewash' drawer & the normal amount of cheapest (Morrisons) washing liquid - gets rid of limescale & greasy marks at the same time.

Frugalsod

Sniggle wrote: »

Is is still cheaper to make lots of loaves rather than buy a processed loaf?

Can I ask about toilet cleaner too? I normally use something like toilet duck but should I just use simple bleach instead?

Thanks everyone

Yes it is a fraction of the price. If you make a simple loaf it can cost less than half the price of shop bought bread. I make mine all the time now and even with the cooking it is a fraction of store prices. Though if can try and get seriously discounted YS bread that is the cheapest option of all. Even I cannot make bread at that price.

I use bicarb and vinegar in my toilet or just vinegar. You could use bleach as well.

Frugalsod

silvasava wrote: »

As for the 'bacteria' in the washing - what a load of *!*! - I put a couple of tablespoons of washing soda in the 'prewash' drawer & the normal amount of cheapest (Morrisons) washing liquid - gets rid of limescale & greasy marks at the same time.

I am going to try that. I have plenty of soda and have added some more to my next online order.

kboss2010

I agree with the "less-is-more" philosophy when it comes to cleaning. I use dunelm cheap lemon bleach wipes and blue stripy j-cloths to clean all surfaces and remove mould, thick lemon bleach for my toilet bowl and plugholes and a synthetic feather duster stick thing to dust - so much faster than wiping everything with polish. Mop bucket and a generic cheap multisurface cleaner does any hard flooors and I use a mini dyson to vacuum up the dust.

Although if someone could explain the appeal of stardrops to me I'd appreciate it. I used a 1/3rd of a bottle in a mop bucket of very hot water and I barely got any suds out of it - I'd have been better off using washing up liquid. So many people on here rave about it but, for me, it was one of the worst products I ever bought and it doesn't smell very nice either (it's got that disinfected hospital scent)

silvasava

Frugalsod wrote: »

I am going to try that. I have plenty of soda and have added some more to my next online order.

If it's a help to anyone - I also use an old spray bottle filled with a solution of washing soda & water to spray onto mucky collars & knees & bums of DH's jeans. I've also got a bottle with some diluted biological liquid for any other items that need spot treating. They work just as well as any 'specialist' cleaner

pablakeman

Not a way to save the pennies but to spend them! Collect up all your loose change and then if you know somewhere has self-service, start part-paying with pennies and paying rest with debit card/other cash. I have a big tup of 1ps/2ps/5ps etc... and get rid of a little each time. Makes a little difference to be honest.

mcculloch29

I was using coffee/tea whitener a lot as my fridge and freezer aren't kept in the kitchen and it's a pain, literally, with my arthritis. Then I discovered that dried skimmed milk now dissolves far more easily than it used to years ago and whitens very effectively.

To me it tastes better than coffee whitener. I used Mr T's £1.15 for 454g as against their cheapest coffee whitener at 460g for £1.60, and dried milk is much more versatile too, as you can use it for sauces, custards, batters etc.

Frugalsod

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I was using coffee/tea whitener a lot as my fridge and freezer aren't kept in the kitchen and it's a pain, literally, with my arthritis. Then I discovered that dried skimmed milk now dissolves far more easily than it used to years ago and whitens very effectively.

To me it tastes better than coffee whitener. I used Mr T's £1.15 for 454g as against their cheapest coffee whitener at 460g for £1.60, and dried milk is much more versatile too, as you can use it for sauces, custards, batters etc.

I also think that some coffee whiteners have sugar in as well so even healthier as well.