Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

DundeeDoll

pollypenny said:

I accidentally discovered ( because I wanted to look posh and there was some left)
that slices of lime and/or lemon can be left in a jug and the water just topped up.

It tastes lovely and may encourage kids to drink more water, rather than pop.

Have only just found this thread and reading from the start, so this may have since been suggested, but freeze slices of lemon / lime flat, put in bag when frozen then add to water or G&T instead of ice

Happycas

When I have used lemons or limes for baking ( zested and juiced) I cut up the rinds into  ice cube size pieces and freeze.  Great in jugs of water in the summer but do look a bit tatty so perhaps not for posh guests! 

Rosa_Damascena

Happycas said:

When I have used lemons or limes for baking ( zested and juiced) I cut up the rinds into  ice cube size pieces and freeze.  Great in jugs of water in the summer but do look a bit tatty so perhaps not for posh guests! 

Lol - the first time I had guests over for a summer party I stuck frozen blueberries in the orange juice instead of ice and poured it from an opaque jug. One of my guests pointed out that their glass had a black thing floating around in it, and looked at me in disbelief when I told her it was blueberry. She changed her mind when I showed her the jug, the whole blueberries had stayed in there whilst the juice (and frozen fruit debris) found its way into glasses.

Primrose

Oh, I would have just smiled sweetly and said "Oh don't worry, it's probably just a dead bluebottle!"

Mistral001

Properly sealing paint cans after using them so that you will have some paint for touching up or for another project years in the future.  I do it by coating both the lip of the can and the lip of the lid liberally with paint before putting the lid back on.  

Another way to keep paint fresh is to pour the paint into an old marmalade jar and screwing the lid on tight.

Primrose

When you've finished a painting job, it,s often worth pouring a small amount of leftover paint into a cleaned  small mustard jar or glass jar of similar size.  These are often useful for those tiny "touch up" jobs where you only need w couple of brush strokes to cover a small but unslightly mark and it saves  the hassle of having to open up a bigger tin.

KxMx

DundeeDoll said:

Siebrie said:

- I finish the toothpaste my dds don't like. I bought children's toothpaste, but it has a rather weird taste. I brush my teeth with this every morning, and use the expensive one I like in the evening.

New to this thread and working backwards so not sure if this has been mentioned - once i've 'finished' the toothpaste I cut the end off - what's left inside lasts another couple of weeks!

I do this too with several toiletries.

Plus I take sharp scissors and carefully puncture, then cut round, things like shampoo & conditioner, after they've been stood upside down and nothing else is coming out.

MistyMountainTop

tboo said:

PipneyJane said:

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

I do that too, although I water mine 50:50 with vinegar - world's hardest water here - and put 3 squirts into the sink before running the hot tap. 
- Pip

+ 1 for using a pump for decanting washing up liquid into, it's so much easier and you definitely use so much less

There's a "Lidl Dish Soap Trick" on youtube that works really well, I imagine if you also used a pump you'd hardly ever need to buy washing up liquid!!! 

PipneyJane

Happycas said:

When I have used lemons or limes for baking ( zested and juiced) I cut up the rinds into  ice cube size pieces and freeze.  Great in jugs of water in the summer but do look a bit tatty so perhaps not for posh guests! 

Perfect for your G&T, too.  I zest all my lemons, juice them as needed and slice/cube the remains.  They go into a tub in the freezer.

- Pip  (Glad I'm not the only one.)

Herbyme

PipneyJane said:

Happycas said:

When I have used lemons or limes for baking ( zested and juiced) I cut up the rinds into  ice cube size pieces and freeze.  Great in jugs of water in the summer but do look a bit tatty so perhaps not for posh guests! 

Perfect for your G&T, too.  I zest all my lemons, juice them as needed and slice/cube the remains.  They go into a tub in the freezer.

- Pip  (Glad I'm not the only one.)

Thanks all for these posts, they reminded me I've got 1 1/2 cut up limes in the fridge from a recipe that advised more lime than I thought it needed, they can go in the freezer now