What's your best OS moneysaving tip?

Kentishmaid_2

wul = washing up liquid

janey_uk

Hawthorn wrote: »

Do you use disposable nappies, or cloth? Cloth is much cheaper if you go for basic terry squares. Use fleece liners rather than disposable, and use washable wipes too. All goes in the same wash!
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Also look out for local NCT nearly new sales - you can get clothes, toys and equipment at a fraction of retail cost. Local schools may run jumble sales too and you can pick up bargains.

stilernin

wrinkled_english_rose wrote: »

I don't squeeze the washing up liquid bottle but just let the liquid dribble out but I do use a "good" wul.

I buy Fairy or top of the range supermarket wul, half fill a handwash pump and top up with water. The pump makes it easy to be more 'measured' with the wul and it looks neat at the side of the sink.

One 'press' (or half 'press') into the washing up to break the surface tension of the water and then tiny drops straight from the pump onto the sponge as I need it.

Wul seems to last for ever.

Margaret54

Hi all, great tips here. A lot of my own tips are already on here, but it is good to know how many of us are trying hard to make the pennies stretch further, isn't it? When I was growing up my Mother always used to cut the toothpaste tubes in half and just use a little bleach or w powder and any bottles or jars etc which might have been thrown away would be turned upside down, and cutting brillo pads etc in half as well, so I grew up with this all and just carried on. I was often looked at as if I had lost it, though with others wondering why I was just not throwing them away and buying another. I am sure there will be a lot of people now changing their ways to save their precious pennies, the way things are going. I have enjoyed reading all of the posts here by the way.

Hawthorn

Another one I used to do.....when rubber gloves are finished with, cut them across ways.....fingers, palms, the lot. Free rubber bands!

Comerscroft

I make use of any freebies:--

! last week, the church held a 'tea' for an occasion. In the Kitchen were lots of big pieces of tinfoil which had been used to wrap traybakes. The tinfoil is now in my kitchen drawer!

2) The other week in the dentists, there was a big basket full of small trial tubes of toothpaste. I stuffed as many in to my pockets as I could without the receptionist noticing!


I also has a clearing out of half-used tubes of handcream/body lotion which were lurking in the cupboard. All were cut open and the contents put in to a tupperware box & labelled 'handcream' No need to buy ny for ages now!

When one leg of the tights is laddered, I cut it off, and match the remaining body & leg with another 'single'. Even if not a complete match, okay under trousers---and the two panty parts gve extra warmth.

Rubber gloves---I have a box of odd ones so that I can ususlly find a pair without having to buy new.

Wind-up radio and torch, and rechargeable lantern in the kitchen instead of the fluorescent light. (I don't eat in the kitchen)

Anne_Kerr

taplady wrote: »

My one main tip would be the menu planning and using a list when shopping one. This has saved me a fortune and stopped me buying loads of food we dont need. It also saves a lot of time when you are working full time to have your meals organised and saves you running out of things and having to pop into the supermarket and spending lots more than you planned to!

IF YOU PLAN YOUR MEALS FROM YOUR FREEZER. DO A WEEKS MENU AT A TIME AND YOU WILL SOON SEE HOW LITTLE YOU USE .DONT FORGET A BOLOGNAISE CAN BE TURNED INTO CHILLI ,LASAGNA OR EVEN MOUSSAKA.BUY LARGER TINS OF TOMATO PUREE AND FREEZE IN SMALLER PORTIONS.BUY ITEMS WHICH ARE ON OFFER LIKE TOOTHPASTE, TOILET ROLL, DEODERANT,SOAP. IN GENERAL THINGS WHICH KEEP WITHOUT GOING IN THE FREEZER.AS FAR AS CLEANING GOES USE CHEAP CREAM CLEANER AND OLD FASHIONED METHODS.TO CLEAN OUT TEAPOTS AND KETTLES PUT WASHING POWDER IN THEM WITH WATER AND BOIL ,LEAVE TO SIT FOR A WHILE THEN WASH .YOU WILL SOON SEE THE DIFFERENCE.WASHING POWDER CAN ALSO BE USED TO CLEAN THE PATIO.SPRINKLE SOME POWDER ON THE PATIO AND LET IT RAIN THEN SCRUB THE OLD FASHIONED WAY .IT WORKS QUIET WELL

EagerLearner

Salt is a great weed killer - around £0.20p for 1 kilo and better for the environment, might need two sprinklings, but works.

Also homemade washing up liquid is just £0.10p per litre and fewer chemicals, plus use of less plastic as you can keep refilling your original container. I use old milk plastic bottles to store the washing up liquid and then I decant into a smaller squeezy bottle for use.

Homemade handwash / liquid shower soap works out at even less as you can make 3 litres for around £0.20p. Again saves money, uses less ingredients that are chemical and you can add your own oils / essential oils.

Click my username and check out my blog for the recipes for these items - a few other ideas too that you may find useful x

helzbelz_57

the best tip anyone could ever give me is how do i get OH to see that OS is the way to go. if anyone can do that i will be eternally in their debt.

Beki

helzbelz_57 wrote: »

the best tip anyone could ever give me is how do i get OH to see that OS is the way to go. if anyone can do that i will be eternally in their debt.

oh i totally agree... see my post on the "it's tough NOW" thread :rolleyes: