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What is the most moneysaving/stingy thing you do?

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  • Rollinghome
    Rollinghome Posts: 2,729 Forumite
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    Drying out my tea bag after I make a mug of tea, the second one still tastes ok!
    Real tea-bags? What's wrong with grass?
    ColdIron wrote: »
    Most toilet tissue is multi ply, so ...
    Real tissue? What's wrong with grass? After it's been used for tea and dried out of course.
  • Daily clicks on various websites - £200 a year, not sure it is worth my time but it is a silly habit I can't get out of.
  • kidmugsy wrote: »
    Polishing my shoes with banana skins.
    I used to do that, but I kept slipping over. :rotfl:
  • Hi,

    using ear wax as lip salve.
  • nipping into the local pub for a tinkle on my way home from the shops, saves water by not flushing my loo!
  • TCA
    TCA Posts: 1,620 Forumite
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    nipping into the local pub for a tinkle on my way home from the shops, saves water by not flushing my loo!

    That probably saves on unexpected laundry as well! ;)
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    ColdIron wrote: »
    Most toilet tissue is multi ply, so ...

    ..... Use both sides ?
    Liverpool is one of the wonders of Britain,
    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

    Daniel Defoe: 1725.
  • Fill a bucket with the cold run off water from shower before it gets hot enough to use.Then use his water to flush the WC.My water bills are half my neighbours and they have less people living there.Water company at my first property replaced the water meter as they thought it wasn't working due to low reading.
  • Take an empty take away container into work to bring leftovers home. We get a free meal at work so saves cooking the wife anything.
  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
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    Skipping..
    :grouphug: :D Official MSE canny forumite and HUKD VIP badge member :D :grouphug:
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