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I was thinking today how much I used to love reading the tips pages in magazines to save money or to recycle and I did search but couldn't find a page that had that on (sorry if there is).
The tips I have picked up and have saved me money are:
Use cheap sponge rolls in trifles instead of trifle sponges
Using banana skins to clean shoes if you have run out of polish
Sew the bottom on a child's old shirt to make a peg basket and just put a coat hook through
Use old soft fruit for jam or trifles
Soft bananas make muffins with them
I'm sure there are others that I don't even think about as I'm doing them but I wondered what tips other people had picked up and use all the time
The tips I have picked up and have saved me money are:
Use cheap sponge rolls in trifles instead of trifle sponges
Using banana skins to clean shoes if you have run out of polish
Sew the bottom on a child's old shirt to make a peg basket and just put a coat hook through
Use old soft fruit for jam or trifles
Soft bananas make muffins with them
I'm sure there are others that I don't even think about as I'm doing them but I wondered what tips other people had picked up and use all the time
water £82.00 Totally Paid June 2012, vanquis £290.00 Totally Paid July 2012, e.on £300.00 £189.00 Paid Sep 2012, Scott and co. £989 £918 Paid Oct 2012, s/p £400.00 £295 Dec 2012, o/d £2,000.00 Dec 2012, rent £1,600.00 Jan 2013, mum £1,500.00 £1,400.00 Feb 2013
£6,402
Second purse #64 £2.30/£220
£6,402
Second purse #64 £2.30/£220
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Hiya - there's a great thread here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2426287
Hope you get some more fab tips from it! xMy debt free diary | Post Office loan: £2131 1429.38 | Barclaycard: £4429 1988.12 | Paypal Credit £322.71 574.91 | Monzo Flex £169.03 |
Total £4151.44 | £2900.30 of £7051.74 paid off since diary started October 2024.0 -
Thank you lilian I'm so rubbish at finding things on here
water £82.00 Totally Paid June 2012, vanquis £290.00 Totally Paid July 2012, e.on £300.00 £189.00 Paid Sep 2012, Scott and co. £989 £918 Paid Oct 2012, s/p £400.00 £295 Dec 2012, o/d £2,000.00 Dec 2012, rent £1,600.00 Jan 2013, mum £1,500.00 £1,400.00 Feb 2013
£6,402
Second purse #64 £2.30/£2200 -
It's ok, it's just cause I look at that one a lot! xMy debt free diary | Post Office loan: £2131 1429.38 | Barclaycard: £4429 1988.12 | Paypal Credit £322.71 574.91 | Monzo Flex £169.03 |
Total £4151.44 | £2900.30 of £7051.74 paid off since diary started October 2024.0
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