Great Tips... one liners

wigglebeena

Actually, you don't need stock for soup, full stop. Another deliberate and pointless manufactured culinary mystique punctured.

vl2588

Don't buy a stand to put your washing up implements and/or cutlery in while draining. Just use a large yoghurt pot with some holes in the bottom :T

dom300186

my insperation was atching how clean is your house so ive ditched my house hold cleaning products that make you choke and use basic ingredients.
bleach/white vinegar/lemon juice and of cause bicarb of soda.

washing my clothes using basic xtra value or smart price wash powder and some lovely smelling conditioner so im saving my self £10-£15 a month.

anyone else got any tips that i could nab or you would like to share??

jackieglasgow

There's a thread or two on this, no doubt Zippychick will be round with her hoover soon and point you in the right direction. There's the use stardrops for everything idea, using microfibre cloths for cleaning, cutting tumble dryer sheets in half, using cheap bubble bath instead of liquid soap the list goes on...............

nuttybabe

Everything I do, i have picked up on the os boards.

i use stardrops, white vinegar and water in an old spray bottle for cleaning my kitchen. I use stardrops, bleach and water in an old spray bottle for cleaning the bathroom. White vinegar for the shower screen.

For clothes i make up my own laundry gloop and i use own brands fabric conditioner which I dilute 1 part conditioner to 3 parts water. My clothes still come out smelling lovely.

I use microfibre clothes for all cleaning and i crochet my own scrubbies for washing up out of wool i was given!

Ds2 got hold of a black marker pen this morning and decided to draw over our dinning room table. Squirt of stardrops mixture with a bit of sugar and rubbed gently got rid of it! Took me about 10 mins but it worked!!

jackieglasgow

Ooh I know a better one! Hairspray and no rubbing would have gotten it off in ten seconds! I love hairspray, we should have a thread about how many alternative uses you can find for everyday household stuff, like hairspray, tinfoil, etc. There probably is one, mind!

nuttybabe

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Ooh I know a better one! Hairspray and no rubbing would have gotten it off in ten seconds! I love hairspray, we should have a thread about how many alternative uses you can find for everyday household stuff, like hairspray, tinfoil, etc. There probably is one, mind!

I dont have any hairspray. might have to get a cheap one for any future emergencies!! :rotfl: What other uses does it have?

Psykicpup

Stardrops is my fave! I used to spend pounds on Cif & the like to clean the cooker - let alone the hours & arm ache I used to get ..... now I spray it on after I've made a cuppa - go drink the cuppa (while posting here lol) - go wipe the cooker - job done!

dom300186

nice one any one else have some cheap home products they use that work?

anguk

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Ooh I know a better one! Hairspray and no rubbing would have gotten it off in ten seconds! I love hairspray, we should have a thread about how many alternative uses you can find for everyday household stuff, like hairspray, tinfoil, etc. There probably is one, mind!

I'm sure there used to be a thread called "double duty" or something like that, it had alternative uses for common items.

Edit: Found it!
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/43619

My best money saving tip for the house would be don't have an OH or kids, you'll save a fortune! :rotfl: