Old Style things you can't or won't do.

mrsmortenharket

I've bought & worn 2nd hand clothes. Just wash before wearing.

I don't know where wee cloths came from! Not something I would use.

Being OS has taught me lots of good things. I'm no where near as wasteful a as I was some years back. I'm quite horrified at the amount of food I used to waste

camNolliesMUMMY

I've just recently down graded to tesco value tea bags 27p for 80! I think they are ok, mum who is funny with tea said it was nice.

I make my own curry pastes put in a jar that's empty and pour a tbsp of oil over it to preserve it and store in the fridge.
Recipes for different pastes on Jamie Oliver's website.

Takeaways are homemade from scratch.

I try not to pay full price for anything.

Kids clothes are from primark and I don't think you can go wrong. £1 reduced tshirts and £4 for a pair of jeans.
And also for clothes for myself and hubby.

For Xmas n bdays for the boys I ask for things they need or will need. As they already have lots of toys they share.

I wash out ziplock bags and re-use them.

Leftovers are always frozen

wondercollie

Was scared off pressure cookers in school cooking classes. Too many horror stories of what happens when they blow.


Wee Cloths. I can point you in the direction of google. There is an American woman who is a huge fan of them. Basically no TP in the house just stacks of cloths to wipe with. Keeps them in a covered bin in the bathroom and then washes them.


I used to use flannel facecloths instead of baby wipes when my boys were little but then they were in cloth . Only used disposables overnight and for days out. So packs of baby wipes were kept for days out as well. Interestingly enough my GP told me he always feels that cloth makes it easier to toilet train because the child knows what it is like to be wet.


Tea bags? One use only.

krustylouise

I have a slow cooker, a bread maker, a microwave, a stick blender...a cuddly toy...

I bulk out meals with porridge oats, grated carrot, lentils and add as many chopped veg as I can. I meal plan, and don't buy branded products often.

I switch off all electrical appliances at night and only have my heating on when absolutely necessary. I hardly ever watch tv and luckily DD (6) enjoys playing with her toys or reading so she doesn't watch it much either! It's probably on twice a week!

I use non disposable cloths for toilet cleaning, and water down bleach in a spray bottle for the bathroom cleaning.

Moon cup, wee clothes are no go's for me.

Dozey_crow

dandy-candy wrote: »

This thread has bought up an important point. A lot of people baulk at things like charity shop clothes, using washable cloths for icky jobs etc as they think it makes them look tight/mean with the cash. For me it isn't a money issue at all, it's about stopping being wasteful.

I haven't got a problem with second hand clothes other than underwear which had to be new for me, infact almost all of my work clothes were 50p at a jumble sale. I lucked out because someone in my size bought in loads of in season clothes. If people comment on my clothes I don't care about telling them where I got them from either so I am not afraid of looking tight \mean.

However wee cloths are a step to far for me because I feel it is unhygienic. I would hate to have spoiled cloths in the house even in a dedicated 'wee cloth bin' . we only wash clothes once a week and there is no way I would want that lot hanging around for that long... the smell _pale_. We dry clothes on the line too and have no intention of displaying loads of small prices of cloth. Ewww :eek: surely people must have to use paper for stomach upsets or menstural cycle or does all that get stored up and go in the machine too? :eek: what about guests out do they also get an allocation of cloths...:eek:

Having said that we don't waste toilet paper and buy it when on offer. Each to their own though but I am glad I have never been offered a wee cloth at a friend house :rotfl:

aeb_2

These are the threads I like best, lot of ideas, thanks

I do:
Try to grow my own f&v, keep hens and a goat
Cook from scratch - bulk cook and freeze.
Stew on top of the wood burner
Line dry
Use a pressure cooker
Buy from charity shops
Buy good cheese
Buy local to support the local shop
Use mooncup.

I don't
Buy kitchen roll, disposable wipes
Water down milk
Buy value meat
Have a tumble dryer or microwave
Make chips - holiday treat only
Keep my house too clean

peachyprice

wondercollie wrote: »

Wee Cloths. I can point you in the direction of google. There is an American woman who is a huge fan of them. Basically no TP in the house just stacks of cloths to wipe with. Keeps them in a covered bin in the bathroom and then washes them.

Eeeeewwwww, if there's no TP in the house at all they're not just wee cloths _pale_ Sorry, that really is too much.

IrishRose12

dandy-candy wrote: »

This thread has bought up an important point. A lot of people baulk at things like charity shop clothes, using washable cloths for icky jobs etc as they think it makes them look tight/mean with the cash. For me it isn't a money issue at all, it's about stopping being wasteful.

Oh I don't have a problem with Charity shops for clothes, I just don't buy from there as I'm a big size and there's not much for my taste in them. What I do have a problem with Charity shops is that they're not always cheap. An example is I saw a lovely cardigan - from Primark may I add, on sale in a charity shop for my size and it was priced at £10. However I had been looking at these cardigans across the street in Primark 10 minutes before and the same cardigan was £8 brand new! Needless to say I walked back over to Primark and bought it at £8.

I don't have a problem with using cloths for certain jobs etc. Like re-using an old cloth/t-shirt/pants for washing the bathroom etc. I do use them, and rinse them under hot water with a bit of bleach/dettol and they're used again and again until they are real grubby lol.

It's the wee cloths that I draw a line at, that's just unhygienic, disgusting, and stingy. And as many people have said before, it doesn't save at all as you have to use the washing machine and detergent to wash them. So pointless really

Goldiegirl

I've never bought clothes in a charity shop, because I've never found anything I would like to wear. Maybe I need to go to the shops in a very affluent town, I might have more luck there.


However, I've got no problem with 2nd hand clothes and have bought second hand from eBay, especially evening clothes for cruises

freyasmum

I didn't know I was supposed to make and eat soup because it's cheap... I eat it because I think it's delicious

I don't mind making soup with the carcass, the flavour is delicious. I've seen myself cooking veg for dinner and then using the cooking water as a stock - the flavour is really incomparable.

I cook because the result is so much more worth it than anything you could buy. That it may also be cheaper is just a bonus.

I wouldn't water down milk either - you don't end up with double the amount of milk, you just end up with a white liquid which has half the amount of nutrients floating around in it.

I add loads of veg to dishes, but that's not so I can bulk it out, it's because I just love the veg. I would never, ever bulk food up with oats again - did it once and ended up being capable of feeding the 5000... with tasteless mulch _pale_

Wee cloths are a huge no, no in my opinion :eek:

I absolutely won't scrimp for scrimping's sake - if I prefer the more expensive version, then I'll have it. I won't buy the cheap version just because it's cheap. Obviously, I won't just buy the dearer version just because it's not 'value'.