101 Ways I Personally Save Money - From a Mans Perspective

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LittleMissGiggles123 wrote: »

Probably my favourite post today


Some things I already do, got to be honest there are some I will definitely not do (like not shampooing my hair), but a lot of them I have made notes on & going to try to implement.


Small steps at a time


Thanks

Just out of interest. If you don't mind which are you thinking of implementing?

Thanks. Glad I helped.

FireWyrm

102 : stop buying shower gel and buy a 1Kg block of soap from ebay and just cut bars off it

103 : check out Costco...seriously, right now, stop what you are doing and figure out how to get a costco card. Bulk buying is key

104 : check out your local Chinese supermarket. They are there, I guarantee it, you just have to look hard for them. You will find rice, pasta, spices etc at all a fraction of the price of the supermarket.

105 : Turn off every appliance at night except for fridge and freezer. Everything else doesnt need to be on standby let alone actually on. TVs suck 3p an hour. In an 8 hour day, that's 24p. In a month, £7.20 just for that one appliance. Do not leave it on unless you are watching something.

106 : car boot sales, either bringing or buying.

107: defrost your freezer at least once a year, it drops your energy bill no end. Better still, replace it all for new A+ rated equipment. We went from 7p per hour to 2.2p per hour AND added a chest freezer to the load.

108 : budget budget budget. See my sig

109 : soap nuts.

110 : washable nappies, for those with babies. Likewise, mooncups and lunapads for the ladies.

111 : Car Tax, Car Insurance, House Insurance etc will happen. No use pretended they wont. Save for it.

112 : Curtains arnt that hard to make and you can save yourself an absolute fortune over the store bought versions. Likewise, sheets and pillow cases.

113 : Swap out hallogen downlights and bulbs for LED versions. Guaranteed savings will more than cover the cost of buying the LEDs.

oldhand

114..stay single.........

System

oldhand wrote: »

114..stay single.........

We save so much more working together as a couple though.

Missko

This is brilliant! Thanks so much!! *Copies and pastes for future ref!*

Sky_

Great thread!

115: use nylon pan scrapers like these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Set-4-Pot-Pan-Scrapers/dp/B00CWIMZNS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403890701&sr=8-1&keywords=pan+scrapers to supplement/replace scourers. We've had our scrapers for many years and they still do a great job.

moohound

The Chinese supermarket one (FireWyrm number 104) is genius, I get the Kimchi (Korean) noodles from the one near us and they are sooooo nice to take to work for lunch.

Monkeyballs

And if you eat a lot of rice you can get 10kg sacks a hugely discounted price!

MB

Bublin1

FireWyrm - what block of soap do you buy?

moohound

My OH uses a ridiculous amount of shower gel, I think he drinks it to be honest, so might try the soap thing.