Great Tips... one liners

Rebob

If out for the day and you have not took anything to eat, call at the supermarket for hot chicken, crusty bread and drinks. Much cheaper, healthier and nicer than a pasty from the sandwich shop.

spike7451

If you have a pack of Tortillas & don't know what to do with them,use them to make a chili lasagna....(Just saw that on "Drivers,Dine In's & Dives")
You make a chili as normal & the use Tortillas instead of the lasagna sheets,but put cheese between the layers instead of white sauce...Deffo gonna try this as I've a batch of Chili & some Tortillas that have gone stiff at the edges in the fridge...!!

trifles

Haven't finished reading this thread-so sorry if already been said:o
I soak dried pasta in cold water a few hours before I cook it. I then drain it-it will have absorbed a lot of water and will cook quicker.I then bring water to a bubbling boil,put in the pasta,when it goes back to bubbling again I switch the cooker off,put the lid on and the pasta will cook in about 6mins( penne)

debbym

Kids school pack lunches are one thing that cost me a fortune.
Use a drinks bottle instead of buying cartons - use diluted fruit juice or water if your little ones will let you get away with it. Juice from a big carton costs less ml for ml than the individual ones. Bottles with sports tops can also be re-used for this purpose instead of buying a bottle.
We use HM popcorn (minus any nasties like salt) instead of buying packets of crisps
Use value sized packs of sandwich meat and a whole loaf and freeze the sandwiches rather than making fresh every morning and throwing half the pack of meat away by the end of the week.
Buy mini containers to put things like raisins/apricots/nuts and seeds in - buying individually packed ones is about a 800% markup!

sb44

Short of space in the fridge, need to put in a few odds and sods ie strawberries, sweets etc etc.

Cut the bottom off a 1 litre plastic drinks bottle (we seem to have a few extra tonic bottles at the minute ) and use it like a small dish.

Just made one and put a few cherries in there and added the 'dish' to the grapes one I made earlier.

snookey

Pans that need to be soaked, buy some cheap washing powder and put a spoonfull in the pan with water and when you go back the food will just lift off. This can be applied to almost anything that needs cleaning.
Fed up with bottles everywhere in the bathroom, buy a wall dispenser,fill up and throw the bottles away.

Nargleblast

Sainsburys Basics brand Baby Bath - on special offer - just 5 pence today for a 500ml bottle! Use as bubble bath, shower gel, shampoo, handwash soap, washing up liquid, clothes washing liquid, general purpose cleaner.......add a few drops of your favourite essential oils if you like.

oldtractor

Marry a Billionaire and give yourself different money worries.

flippin36

Long hair ladies - trim your own hair, its really easy I've saved a fortune using this method.

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Rummer

Go food shopping alone and on a full stomach with a list.