Great 'Isn't it obvious?' MoneySaving Hunt revisited

Beesknees

I thought I didn't do much, but here goes:-
-Decant washing up liquid into a bottle with a pump. You use less with one or two pumps rather than tipping the bottle n squirting.
-Decant new shampoo into old bottle n water down (not too much!!) as 'aqua' is usually one of the ingredients!
-Do same above with showergel!
-Do same with bubblebath! Lol
-Do same with clothes washing liquid (obviously this doesn't work with powder, :rotfl: just use half amount stated on usual wash) not on stained clothes, you may have to wash them twice else so just with clothes that need freshening.
-use short wash/economy button on washing machine.
Lastly, my biggest saving was making my DH bike to work!!:j

Red_Cat

I try to keep my car tyres correctly inflated, by checking them monthly to reduce fuel consumption. I try to use petrol stations that have lowest price fuel and free air pumps that are near my work or home.

If we have milk that is going "off", my wife makes yogurt, by boiling milk, letting it cool, add a spoon of yogurt, then put in a warm place for the bacteria to do it's work. Fresh yogurt from something that would be chucked.

tenuissent

Or you could make cottage cheese by letting the milk set, slice it gently with a knife, and strain it through muslin or J cloths laid in a sieve. Salt, pepper, herbs, garlic, whatever you like to flavour it. You can use it on bread, or in cheesecakes (without the flavourings).

I had a cow for a few years and had to think of lots of things to do with the milk we failed to use up. I found that, making bread as I always did and still do, sour or excess milk could be used instead of water to make the dough. Yoghurt too, of course. And butter, with the butter milk going into the bread. It's amazing what you can put into bread without causing problems.

youngpip

Hi first post here! Reading these tips reminded me of one I always do at the supermarket.

When choosing between brands and pack sizes for a product, always check the bit on the price tag that says the price per quantity. E.g. "20p/100ml". Quite often you'll see that buying the bigger pack beats any offers they have on, and vice-versa sometimes the big "economy" packs aren't as good a deal as you think!

julietiff

GreyQueen wrote: »

A slight spin on this involves a small coolpack, sandwich-sized and a freezer pack. Buy your cornetto-type or lolly-type ices at Iceland or A.N Other supermarket and sneak them into the cinema. Plenty of us gals have handbags big enough to hide a small freezer bag.:o I'm pretty amazed when I'm "up the city" to see a family queueing at an ice cream kiosk and paying £1.20-£1.30 for each ice, when they could walk into the city centre supermarkets and get a box of 3 or 4 for the same price as one from the kiosk. And then they can put the carton into the on-street recycling bin. Simples!

Yes we always do this when on holiday, and i always have icecream
in the freezer for hm icecream sundaes

julietiff

JackieO wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

in order not to waste food I have an order of use....

eat...................if any left then
use as leftovers..if any left then
give to the dog...


You wern't my Mum were you in a previous life as when I was a child what didn't go into us kids ended up in the dog :rotfl::D

Same in this house.. but only if it something they can eat:D

lauren_1

youngpip wrote: »

Hi first post here! Reading these tips reminded me of one I always do at the supermarket.

When choosing between brands and pack sizes for a product, always check the bit on the price tag that says the price per quantity. E.g. "20p/100ml". Quite often you'll see that buying the bigger pack beats any offers they have on, and vice-versa sometimes the big "economy" packs aren't as good a deal as you think!

I do this with everything but you will be amazed at what the retailers try and get away with.

gravedeeds

Desperate_Housewife wrote: »

in order not to waste food I have an order of use....

eat...................if any left then
use as leftovers..if any left then
give to the dog...

We did similar,in my youth we had a pig. When the pig was big enough it was professionally slaughtered and butchered, had pork for ages !
You cannot do that to a dog, well not in this country. :eek:

alioops78

Buy an epilator expensive at first (bought mine 50% off) but definitely saves on razor blades or waxing costs although it does depend on your pain threshold lol

GreyQueen

HappySad wrote: »

Great everyone! I really love what everyone has written. I alot I already do myself and I have learnt a few more tricks too.

Each year I call all companies that I subscribe to and say "Reduce or I leave" I usually get a reduction of some kind. Mobile, pet insurance, tv/broadband/internet etc.

I too carry water everywhere & pack lunch. Charity shops are my friend. Reuse envelopes & carrier bags.

I too believe that "time & friendship" is much more valuable than collecting stuff to keep up with the Jones. We love getting old stuff that is no longer in for virtually free. Old large TV, large monitor for computer screen, playstation 2, video children programs etc. "Living behind the times" I once heard it called. I got a wonderful large freezer from a friend for free as she was upgrading to those american style larder fridge/freezer. Keep car going for 10 years and even with out central locking (would love this for future car now we have kids) and manual windows and no CD player (we chat and have a conversion while we drive). We got rid of one of our cars which saves loads. We walk & bus it around for school run etc mostly and use the car for weekend trips.

I also water down my organic body wash and use if for hand wash too. They come in a pump dispenser to it measures out the same amount each time.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle>>> We aim to reduce the stuff we buy. Reuse stuff around the house before we buy. It's can have many lives. ... bend stuff too.

I must sign up for Tesco rewards card plus look into a bread machine. Boys eat loads of wholemeal buns and making it could save me a lot.


Food delivered for free from Sainsbury's when ordering over £100. I order food once a month from them so can easily make £100.

Also the main thing I have learnt about moneysaving and MSE.. If you hear someone say "I have done everything to save money and there is nothing more I can save".. then you know they have that person has not done much to save>> because money saving is a life long experience and there is ALWAYS LOADS to learn and much much more that you can save .. the more you save and know the more you save and know!

Oooh, I love that phrase; "Living behind the times." That's life at my home. I live in a high crime neighbourhood it's reassuring to have an elderly desktop PC (the CRT monitor weighs 21 kg and is completely un-resaleable and thus not worth nicking) ditto very elderly radio/ CD player, 25 y.o shabby pushbike and my extensive collection of charity shop clothes and a few strings of beads. I'm happy as Larry but a burglar wouldn't be very impressed.:rotfl: