I've been 'here' 3 weeks and look what I've saved so far!!!

apprentice_tycoon

pol wrote:

My curtain liners are made from blackout material, can't see my hubby wearing those :rotfl:

You could always tell him to pull himself together.....that's a really old joke isn't it

catznine

I've got the Tightwad gazette (really good ideas in there and recipes) also subscribed to the pennypincher newsletter (don't remember the curtain lining underpants tho:D) I did make their recipe for ginger beer - very nice! Also re-used old envelopes

It is true that you really do need a bit of support to keep up these thrifty ways but worth doing as it gets us a holiday every year :dance:

Ticklemouse

catznine wrote:

It is true that you really do need a bit of support to keep up these thrifty ways :dance:

Surely you'll also need a bit of support to keep up the homemade underpants, especially if they're made out of blackout lining

OK, I'm going now......:D

Queenie

Ticklemouse wrote:

Surely you'll also need a bit of support to keep up the homemade underpants, especially if they're made out of blackout lining

OK, I'm going now......:D

Potentially, yes - but, we use our old rubber gloves, cut into lengths for elastic The less affluent, save up their rubber bands from their brocolli and use those instead

catznine

Queenie wrote:

Potentially, yes - but, we use our old rubber gloves, cut into lengths for elastic The less affluent, save up their rubber bands from their brocolli and use those instead

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

lol reminds me of Monty Pythons 4 men from Yorkshire and the shoebox etc., "When I were a lad .........." sketch

Mado

Queenie wrote:

Potentially, yes - but, we use our old rubber gloves, cut into lengths for elastic The less affluent, save up their rubber bands from their brocolli and use those instead

Don't knock the broccoli elastics, they come in really handy at times....

I'm just trying to imagine my hubby's face if I made underpants out of recycled Postman Pat curtains (they were never lined, so it would have to be the curtains themselves...) :rotfl:

squeaky

A bit longer than three weeks, but I've reduced my water bill by a potential LOT by having a water meter fitted, saved a good few quid buying a new chair, switched from whole fat milk to semi skimmed and reduced how much I drink which has saved me £3.81 per week for ever... and reduced my waistline by a whole belt notch! Got into using what few coupons I come across... reviewed the way I look at BOGOF's and "big packs is cheapest"... getting ready to change to Gloop... Halved my dishwasher tablets...

ms_london

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

The other gems I have picked up include cutting the cleansing wipes that I bought at bogof in to two pieces so I in effect got 'buy one get 4' because half works perfectly well.

Wow. Such a good idea. So simple, but i hadnt even thought of it. DOH!!! I will be trying that from now on....

Thanks

:0)

Ticklemouse

catznine wrote:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

lol reminds me of Monty Pythons 4 men from Yorkshire and the shoebox etc., "When I were a lad .........." sketch

Funny you should mention that sketch - read this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=7533

Has no-one else got anything else to add?

catznine

Ticklemouse wrote:

Funny you should mention that sketch - read this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=7533

Has no-one else got anything else to add?

Brilliant!!