Great Tips... one liners

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Just remembered another one which I actually did this morning. I have to use a walking stick to get about, and the rubber stoppers on the end cost me around £2.50 a time at the local cobblers shop I only seem to wear them down on one side ,so what I do is get a pair of pliers and turn the stopper round so it wears evenly it extends the life of the stopper by around 4-5 months .Not a lot in the scheme of things but it does save me a few bob in replacing it quite so often

winniepooh

What money saving tip that you use is the best and saves you the most pennies?

Helen2k8

"Avoid temptation"



In other words, no window shopping for me...

tessie_bear

make a packed lunch for everyone who is out of the house at lunch time
take drinks and snacks on family days out

marmiterulesok

Have a budget and stick to it.

Pink.

Use your common sense and trust your own judgement would be mine.

This is our main tips thread which has a host of tips that should help:

Great Tips... one liners

I'll add this thread to that one later to keep the ideas together.

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Mrs_Veg_Plot

Meal planning, meal planning , meal planning

winniepooh

Yes I tend to agree with you, since meal planning I've been saving quite a bit and I don't throw food away now well tell a lie a did throw 4 cherry tomatoes out this morning that looked pretty bad

cte1111

Put 1 item back, when you are out shopping.

Going4TheDream

For me it is realising that I often paid someone to do something I could do myself, but didn't. I mean simple things that seemed to have some form of mysticism about them for me like plumbing or electrics or even basic building repairs.

I have just bought an element for my small oven, it was £43 yet I was quoted over £130 for a man to come out and do it for me. A 15 minute job that even I managed!

I do look after the pennies, every day, but I am now willing and prepared to take on things that I thought were 'skilled' when often they are not! Saving £'s makes it easier for me to save pennies