Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

LunaLady

givememoney wrote: »

WARNING: We went to the Park and Ride in Nottingham to discover the `ride` part was on a tram. Nice experience but we had to pay £3.50 each so could maybe have parked less than that.

There is another Park n Ride at Colwick Racecourse which is £3 for up to 6.

LunaLady

Although if you want to chance it and park for free you can still park in the back streets around Sneinton Market.

bossymoo

suzybloo wrote: »

sandy2 I do the same with the ribbons for putting jumpers on hangers - you know the bits that always irritate you! - they are just the right size to tie round the tops of jam jars.

I do this, I've got a knot of every colour under the sun, and I use them for making things for the kids, dolly clothes etc

Uniscots97

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Some great tips,thanks!

Unfortuanately I don't have a seperate grill in my cooker.Putting the grill on means putting the oven on.I really miss not having cheese on toast.

If you like a slice of bread toasted with melted cheese on top you can cheat, toast your bread as normal then put your cheese on top and place in the microwave on its highest setting for about 20 seconds. The reason for the highest setting is melt the cheese but keep the bread crisp.

Or if you like melted cheese between two slices of toast you can get toaster bags in Poundland. This would save you putting the oven and grill on.

consultant31

marmiterulesok wrote: »

Some great tips,thanks!

Unfortunately I don't have a separate grill in my cooker.Putting the grill on means putting the oven on.I really miss not having cheese on toast.

I know it's spending money in the first instance but I recently bought a Halogen oven and it's brilliant. We've started using it instead of the main oven which is saving money because it heats up so quickly and cooks quicker too.

You can cook anything in it - including (crispy) cheese on toast, pizzas, Indian bits and bobs (bhajiis, pakoras etc), Yorkshire puds, chicken drumsticks.......just about anything you can cook in an oven.

I've seen a few on eBay and at car boot sales very cheap and IMO they save their own cost in no time at all.

Oh and unlike many gadgets, it's dead easy to clean - put in some warm water with a drop or two of wash-up liquid and switch on - it washes itself clean in 5 minutes

As you can probably tell, I love mine

marmiterulesok

unixgirluk wrote: »

If you like a slice of bread toasted with melted cheese on top you can cheat, toast your bread as normal then put your cheese on top and place in the microwave on its highest setting for about 20 seconds. The reason for the highest setting is melt the cheese but keep the bread crisp.

Or if you like melted cheese between two slices of toast you can get toaster bags in Poundland. This would save you putting the oven and grill on.

Brilliant.I think I'll be trying the microwave method.:)

consultant31 I'll look into halogen ovens.I do have a tiny kitchen though and really no room for other gadgets/equipment.

Uniscots97

Marmite, grate your cheese if you're using the microwave it melts faster (sorry I forgot to say).

marmiterulesok

unixgirluk wrote: »

Marmite, grate your cheese if you're using the microwave it melts faster (sorry I forgot to say).

Thanks.I might try it tomorrow with some Camembert,it's all I've got in just now.I'll cut it thinly.:)

Uniscots97

I was picking up a few bits and pieces for Christmas last night and picked up a felt wine bottle bag with a picture of a Santa on it. It was 59p, now I thought I couldn't buy the materials for that. But after I got home it hit me, do you have any material lying around you aren't using? Any clothes that no longer fit or are past their best?

If you can sew, why not make them into gift bags? A template for different shapes (Christmas themed, flowers etc) can be downloaded off the internet and is much more personal than a paper/card shop bought gift bag and the only thing it costs is your time.

Aril

When you have shoes that have worn out it may be worth keeping some of the laces- by doing this we managed to replace a broken pair of OH's with some we had salvaged from a pair we disposed of at the weekend so no outlay necessary!
Arilx