Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

babyshoes

I find a stiff bristled broom works well too, especially in a household with 2 long haired people and a bunch of shedding animals! The little hoover gets clogged with hair if I go straight in with it, especially considering how seldom I bother. A quick sweep up of the hair and 'bits' works wonders - most of the hair clings to the bristles to go straight in the bin, and the remaining dirt can easily be picked up with a dustpan and brush. A quick hoover then finishes it off if necessary!

greengoblin

As a serial roll up smoker I often find that I have left over odd papers and filters when I come to the end of a pouch of tobacco. Rather than carry round a 1/4 of a pack when I buy new tobacco I just buy new filters/papers and discard the rest. For the last month I have conscientiously been putting remnant packets to one side and tonight have made up full packets. Surprised to find I have 2 whole packets of filters (240!) and over 50 papers. In fairness that is a net saving of under £2 but hey its £2 for the savings pot and I haven't wasted them and also £2 off next weeks food shop. ( or £24 over a year. £24 potentially wasted on little bits of foam!!! :eek:) Hurrah for small victories :beer:

puss14

If I pre cook my apples for crumble I keep any excess water as it is great in curries or smoothies or casseroles.

meanmarie

Nice one Puss14

Marie

Boomdocker

If I buy or recieve anything with a ribbon on it (such as PJ's from Primark) I always keep the ribbon from it to re-use on my hampers or gifts. No-one will ever know!

beautiful_ravens

^ hehe Im a nightmare for doing things like that, I had loads of ribbons saved from some expensive xmas crackers, which I later made into gift tag ribbons

bellaquidsin

I cut the ribbons from the inside shoulders of tops and jumpers and use it in card making. I sell my cards for £1 a time, so this little bit of thrift gives me a very good return.

Bella.

zoelb_2

Thanks for all the tips so far - really useful. This thread is shaping up to be as good as the last

My tip is dying my clothes. Mainly my black jeans tend to fade after time, but still have plenty of wear in them - so I get a pack of black dylon machine dye (around £4 but you can find it cheaper I think) and dye them (throw in a couple of light tops too you want to revive to get the most out of it). I also dyed a pair of light wash jeans which I never wear, but love the fit, a lovely dark denim colour, and now I wear them loads!

Easier than scouring the shops for the perfect fit jeans, and cheaper too!

curlytop12

Lauren-1,ooooh,please tell us about your beauty products!

sock-knitter

zoelb wrote: »

Thanks for all the tips so far - really useful. This thread is shaping up to be as good as the last

My tip is dying my clothes. Mainly my black jeans tend to fade after time, but still have plenty of wear in them - so I get a pack of black dylon machine dye (around £4 but you can find it cheaper I think) and dye them (throw in a couple of light tops too you want to revive to get the most out of it). I also dyed a pair of light wash jeans which I never wear, but love the fit, a lovely dark denim colour, and now I wear them loads!

Easier than scouring the shops for the perfect fit jeans, and cheaper too!

thanks for this tip, as a tall person i find it hard getting jeans that fit, and they are usually expensive, going to buy some of this dye tommorrow, and revive my old jeans :T