Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

Gem-gem

I am in My 40's and I stopped dying my hair 6 months ago. 

£40 every eight weeks plus £5 for the month in between. £135 saved so far. 

My DM stopped dying her hair in her 70's. 

£270 per year. 

20 years - £5400 saved
5 years - £1350 saved
25 years - £6750 saved

That is approximately how much I will save, not taking inflation into account. Woo hoo! A great way to save at least 675,000 pennies!

Rosa_Damascena

Gem-gem said:

I am in My 40's and I stopped dying my hair 6 months ago. 

£40 every eight weeks plus £5 for the month in between. £135 saved so far. 

My DM stopped dying her hair in her 70's. 

£270 per year. 

20 years - £5400 saved
5 years - £1350 saved
25 years - £6750 saved

That is approximately how much I will save, not taking inflation into account. Woo hoo! A great way to save at least 675,000 pennies!

That's brave! I'd love to ditch the hair dye although I'm never 100% happy with the result or the hassle factor, there's always silver poking through. My solution is to buy at a good price and use just a little at a time in the right ratio, thus eking out a single pack over the course of several months.

i have been watching the following newsreader with interest, my age and greying gracefully, she still looks fabulous:

Gem-gem

My original motivation was not money but a) fed up with always being conscious of the grey roots. Environmental impact- flushing a chemical down the drain c) impact it has on your hair and body. I feel so liberated. I told my colleagues and friends what I was doing from the very beginning. 

Elisheba

nanto3girls said:

I thought you could hang them from cupboard knobs/handles.
Unless you have cupboards without handles.

Yep, no handles. It didn't even occur to me when I first read it! 

Elisheba

When I was reading through this thread about a months ago I read the tip about putting a drop of (watered down) washing up liquid onto the sponge and not into the bowl, and I agree - it really is amazing. I use so much less! 

Rosa_Damascena

Elisheba said:

When I was reading through this thread about a months ago I read the tip about putting a drop of (watered down) washing up liquid onto the sponge and not into the bowl, and I agree - it really is amazing. I use so much less! 

I thought everyone did this? (Not watered down, though).

CraftyLittleLisa

I have finally managed to read all the posts on this thread.  I have now noted and am going to try at least 12 tips that I have picked up.  Here's hoping it will save me money but as my main driver on less waste are environmental reasons I am sincerely hoping I can do a bit more to reduce my impact on the planet.  Thanks everyone for the inspiration.

Herbyme

Eenymeeny said:

I use a pump dispenser for washing up liquid and find that it lasts for ages. It's surprising how much less you use when you put it on to a dishwashing sponge rather than just squirting from the bottle into the water

That's brilliant, it also gets round that annoying thing (is this just me?!) of getting dried up soapy liquid gummed to my hand when I have to flip the lid up on the bottle. 

ailz95

PipneyJane said:

I can’t remember if I’ve shared my next tip before.  I decant my shampoo, hair conditioner (always watered down a bit), body lotion, facial cleanser and body wash into recycled, pump-action soap dispensers.  (Mine were all Value handwash.). Even without watering down, it’s amazing how much longer things last because you’re getting a consistent dose.  For example, facial cleanser used to last 3 months; now it lasts 6.

(I use 1 pump for facial cleanser and body wash, 2 for body lotion, 3 for shampoo and 6 for hair conditioner for my long hair.)

- Pip

I live in a very hard water area too.  I don't use any shampoo or conditioner, just water.  You have to behave as though you're washing and rinsing - good scrubbing of your hair and scalp with fingertips.  I sometimes get a sticky patch where there is limescale build up and I use bicarbonate of soda as a wash and cider vinegar as a first rinse.  I have shoulder length, fine, thinning hair, which is much healthier and thicker looking than it's ever been.

ailz95

I've only just started reading this thread so I don't know if this one has been mentioned.  We used to have a problem with the toilet blocking if too much loo roll was used.  I learnt that if you press it so that it's oval instead of round then children, who are likely to just spin the roll, use much less toilet paper.  I always used to water down cordial as well as they poured half a glass no matter what.