Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

ToastLady

carolinerunner wrote: »

We used to use filter water jugs but we've stopped and I can't say I notice any difference in terms of taste. I have a hot water boiler that just boils one cup (Breville?) and I do wonder about whether the inside needs cleaning? There's no obvious way to do it - a brush through the lid would be very tricky and may catch on something important. Does anyone think it's a problem? Obvs the water gets (nearly) boiled before it's drunk. (not quite 100 degrees but quite close I think)

Found this for you, which tells you how to descale the Breville one cup. https://www.breville.co.uk/service-and-support/product-support/product-faqs/hot-cups/general/hot-cups-general-faqs-5.html

Butterfly_Brain

At the beginning of February I bought twelve rolls of Christmas wrapping paper for 10p each,  the pattern is stars all over so it will be used to wrap Birthday pressies throughout the year too  

Butterfly_Brain

northwest1965 said:

Jacey53 wrote: »

I make up a month's sandwiches for work at the start of every month and freeze them (basic ham or similar)..

I've never done this Jacey, do they ever become soggy when defrosted?
I used to do this for hubby's lunch box I found that if you put some kitchen roll in the bag they don't go soggy

Butterfly_Brain

BitterAndTwisted said:

I admire your organisational skills Thrifybynature: it sounds almost like a full-time job!

Just to say that if your freezer is efficient and set at a low enough temp nothing should be inedible once it's taken out, regardless of how long it's been hiding in there.
I totally agree I have been buying half price Turkey's for years and they keep well until the following Christmas

givememoney

This is so damn obvious I'm surprised I didn't cotton on before. To wipe my floors over I use an Addis flat bed mop which I like and just spray the floor with some detergent solution then swipe it over. However bought some new slippers and they felt sticky on the floor. DH said it must be the slippers. Anyway I just rinsed out the microfibre cloth in plain water which sticks to the bottom of the mop and swiped the floor over....no more sticky so plain water in future for me

CraftyLittleLisa

I have come up with another thing that I recently started doing.  Back in the autumn I had a lot of homegrown apples from my allotment but as I didn't use pesticides etc there were marks etc on them.  To save waste I still ate them but had to cut them to take all the bad bits out.  I have continued to cut them up to cut the core out and have realised that there is much less waste that ends up going in the compost bin.

ToastLady

CraftyLittleLisa said:

I have come up with another thing that I recently started doing.  Back in the autumn I had a lot of homegrown apples from my allotment but as I didn't use pesticides etc there were marks etc on them.  To save waste I still ate them but had to cut them to take all the bad bits out.  I have continued to cut them up to cut the core out and have realised that there is much less waste that ends up going in the compost bin.

You can use the cores to make apple cider vinegar. They will still end up in the compost bin, but you'll have something useful out of them beforehand.

Dottles1

That's interesting.  I'd love the recipe for apple cider vinegar if you don't mind sharing

ToastLady

Dottles1 said:

That's interesting.  I'd love the recipe for apple cider vinegar if you don't mind sharing

I got the recipe on internet. There are plenty available if you search, but this one gives nice, clear instructions.
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Apple-Cider-Vinegar
You can also make pear vinegar in a similar fashion, pineapple vinegar from the peel and core is really nice too. You can leave the mother in the vinegar, or you can remove and save in a sealed jar with a small amount of vinegar to cover for using for your next batch. Using a mother gets the vinegar going that bit quicker. 

annefromantrim

URGENT,    PARTING GIFT FROM SANTANDER NORTHERN IRELAND ONLY
Just found out
Santander stopping giving £100 cash back on this year’s rates bill of £1000+ paid by direct debit. Bill should be paid in full by direct debit by end of April. Rates people give cash back too.  Had to change statement date to 4 May as cash back finishes next day. Hoping this works, worth trying before you switch.