What's the best advice you found here?

buxtonrabbitgreen

fabric conditioner for cleaning windows. It is so much easier and more effective than windowlene. Ps I cant use vinegar and newspaper because of the UPVC

1_step_closer

Oh a good thread!

Um...............

white vinegar on just about anything. My hob always gleams and I am very smug about it!!!!

Stardrops

Slow cooker

Meal planning - not quite got the hang of this but getting much better

Microfibre cloths

Not lining the wallets of chemical companies with cleaning products!

Finally - a really nice macaroni cheese receipe that didn't aggravate my IBS...:T

balmaiden

one I never thought of and am eternely grateful for,only using half a dishwasher tablet. Brilliant

susieb

The flylady thread, its changed my life, my house is now almost tidy all the time and I am happy to live in it and have people visit

jennybb

Sometimes it's good to be amongst like minded folk in this world gone mad

bluedog

Where to start??!!

Like-minded folk who have answers and solutions for everything .... environmentally friendly and effective.

I've revolutionised our household and saved time and money with ...

Stardrops & Starclens, borax, bicarb, soapnuts, cleaning "recipes", food recipes (still learning how to use the slow cooker and food processor ), microfibre cloths, white vinegar, cleaning ovens with soaking gunked racks and cookware in cheap washing powder. The Indexed Collection is my lifeline for information such as if I need to do something like stain removal etc before buying expensive "remedies".

I'd like to work on meal planning as I always did this once upon a time, but due to illness I have to decide on the day what I can manage, so am trying to adapt it to work in a slightly differently way --- but not very well yet . Since the price of bread is going up and up, I'm now thinking of getting a bread maker ..... even if I only end up making jam!! :rolleyes: .

tirednurse_2

I never thought of getting a slow cooker before I discovered this site.
Also, I hadn't thought of meal planning.
I didn't realize that you could get an iron/kettle/toaster/hand blender for around a fiver if you shop around. I have discovered Asda smart price and Tesco value.
I saved a lot of money by taking onboard tips from the How to save gas and electricity thread.
I have slashed my phone bill by getting people who are on cheap call tariffs to call me straight back when I dial their numbers.
And I have discovered the joys of cooking from scratch - less salt, less fat, less additives and less cash!

newmrslockwood

susieb wrote: »

The flylady thread, its changed my life, my house is now almost tidy all the time and I am happy to live in it and have people visit

Same here. I've been doing it for three weeks and house is so much nicer place.:D

Tam_Lin

Definitely meal planning and veggie recipes - at one point I was spending £400+/month for 2 (and still eating takeaways on top), now it's down to about £100 and I'm aiming within reason to get it lower. The Indexed Collection is excellent for whatever I'm researching.

And likeminded people saying No to the insanity of modern consumerism - it's inspirational!

belfastgirl23

This is a duh kind of a best advice but truly I tended not to look at prices before using this site. In a general kind of way I would glance along shelves, notice special offers etc but not in any consistent kind of way. And I'd just go to the handiest supermarket (sainsburys in my case) and sometimes for convenience would just pick up the fruit and veg at marks or whatever without ever once thinking what it was costing us. And I'd throw stuff in without ever looking at when we would eat it, creating a lot of waste. Sitting down and analysing what we eat and what the most cost effective way to buy it is has really helped me. Also trying to think about what's available before thinking about what I fancy And thinking about what needs used up as well.

I am pleased about the cleaning tips too. I don't know that they've saved me a lot of money yet but I do feel a lot better about using more environmentally friendly methods...