Spill the beans ... what's the most embarrassing MoneySaving thing you do?

PolishBigSpender

Thorndrop wrote: »

Haha.. this is where I start to feel embarrassed about being so tight.

I never buy toilet roll because I take some for free from public toilets. < definitely the strangest one
*shame*

Shouldn't you be ashamed of stealing instead? Does no one else see taking toilet rolls from public toilets as theft?? You must be stealing lots of them if you don't need to buy any!

marmiterulesok

Shotgun_Rider wrote: »

I've seen a few people mention this but if you just put the amount of water you need into the kettle each time you want tea or coffee then you are not boiling any more water than you need anyhow

The point is that you don't have to keep boiling the kettle for each drink,so saving on power used.I have a big thermos and do this.

Shotgun_Rider

marmiterulesok wrote: »

The point is that you don't have to keep boiling the kettle for each drink,so saving on power used.I have a big thermos and do this.

Say that you use 4 litres of water a day, you will need the same amount of energy to boil 4 litres of water whether you do it all at once or if you boil 500ml 8 times a day.

I like my tea scalding too but no matter how good a flask is by the end of the day you'll be drinking lukewarm tea.

Emstick14

Shotgun_Rider wrote: »

I've seen a few people mention this but if you just put the amount of water you need into the kettle each time you want tea or coffee then you are not boiling any more water than you need anyhow

If you fill the kettle to the minimum level, it will still be more than one cup of tea! I do this and then pour the rest in a flask, usually use it for dishes though as we don't drink that many hot drinks.

Shotgun_Rider

Emstick14 wrote: »

If you fill the kettle to the minimum level, it will still be more than one cup of tea! I do this and then pour the rest in a flask, usually use it for dishes though as we don't drink that many hot drinks.

Fair enough but anyone filling a flask to make tea throughout the day is not going to get the volume spot on either. Personally I'm quite happy to be extravagant enough to boil the kettle each time I want a hot cup of tea.

Emstick14

Shotgun_Rider wrote: »

Fair enough but anyone filling a flask to make tea throughout the day is not going to get the volume spot on either. Personally I'm quite happy to be extravagant enough to boil the kettle each time I want a hot cup of tea.

Do you put the extra water in a flask too then? Waste not want not, if its been boiled anyway, then why not save it and use it later?

It may be extravagant boiling the kettle each time for a cuppa but its MSE to save the extra boiled water;)

Shotgun_Rider

Emstick14 wrote: »

Do you put the extra water in a flask too then? Waste not want not, if its been boiled anyway, then why not save it and use it later?

It may be extravagant boiling the kettle each time for a cuppa but its MSE to save the extra boiled water;)

I'd have to buy a flask first!

Justamum

marmiterulesok wrote: »

The point is that you don't have to keep boiling the kettle for each drink,so saving on power used.I have a big thermos and do this.

If you drink the volumes of tea that I do a flask wouldn't be big enough :rotfl: I drink it by the pot - and when the pot is empty I make another one To be honest the kettle is rarely off when I'm at home, so I'm not very MSE in that regard.

ahmjt

I use supermarket plastic bags as bin bags.
I use little bit of washing liquid with lots of water to clena my daily dishes.
I use pea-size amount of toothpaste for every brush.
I use cheap BIC-like one-timer shaving razors. To me five-blade and one blade does not make much difference. I can use one razor several times.
I became bald (thanks god no inheritance tax for that). I trim my own hair. A 20 pound trimmer works for years. I save money by using less shampoos, no gel and zero other hair-care products. (one confession: during winter I wish I had hair)
I sometimes leave my wallet when I go out.

katieowl_2

ahmjt wrote: »

I use cheap BIC-like one-timer shaving razors. To me five-blade and one blade does not make much difference. I can use one razor several times

I bought OH and DS old fashioned razors that take double sided razor blades. The Razors cost about £3 IIRC and the blades are around 50p a packet in Wilkinsons (the cheapest I've found - not a brand leader make - those are expensive) I did this partly because of the amount of plastic waste generated, but it works out MUCH cheaper than buying disposables. The blades last a long time.

ahmjt wrote: »

I sometimes leave my wallet when I go out.

Yes that is a winner! I used to leave my purse at home when I went to collect the kids from school. Stopped all the wanting sweets and comics with no fuss when you can say "I don't have any money with me" LOL

Kate