Energy Saving:

Caterina

Moan/whinge:

I do most of the things suggested here, including the oven door open (if the cats jump in we will just have to eat the cats, won't we? hehehe).

Then my kids leave all the lights on, wash ONE school jumper in the washing machine at a time (with nothing else in it!) AND tumble dry it...

I could go on and on, moaning and whinging about living with teenagers and how they make frugal living impossible!

End of moan/whinge, thanks for listening hehe

On a positive note: I have taught them to switch off the TV at the mains every night! This is just about the only thing they do regularly for money-saving.

Caterina

trafalgar_2

Energy saving tips especially for Caterina................adoption agencies ;D ;D

Caterina

Not long now, Traf, they are 15 and a half, very soon will leave home I imagine, then I shall be sorry and miss them like mad and will rather have them here squandering money than away...

Mothers: can't win!

Caterina

16011996

Moan/whinge:

I do most of the things suggested here, including the oven door open (if the cats jump in we will just have to eat the cats, won't we? hehehe).

Then my kids leave all the lights on, wash ONE school jumper in the washing machine at a time (with nothing else in it!) AND tumble dry it...

I could go on and on, moaning and whinging about living with teenagers and how they make frugal living impossible!

End of moan/whinge, thanks for listening hehe

On a positive note: I have taught them to switch off the TV at the mains every night!  This is just about the only thing they do regularly for money-saving.

Caterina

my god, i've got all this to come.

trafalgar_2

The good thing is , when they leave home , you can visit them and switch everything on....................watch them turn it off then ;D ;D ;D

Caterina

Sooo true!

Thank you Traf, this idea really cheered me no end heheeehehe!

160, yes you got all this to come if you got pre-teens (But a lot of nice times too - I miss their childhood sooo much now!)

Ciao

Caterina

16011996

Sooo true!

Thank you Traf, this idea really cheered me no end heheeehehe!

160, yes you got all this to come if you got pre-teens (But a lot of nice times too - I miss their childhood sooo much now!)

Ciao

Caterina

i wouldn't miss them growing up for anything.

franky

Haven't you already got teens 160??

or have you already had them adopted ;D

catznine

Instead of leaving oven door open make Meringue crunchies overnight with the leftover heat.

2 egg whites (use yolks for quiche)
5oz caster sugar
6oz crunch (crisp cereal, broken biscuits, nuts, choc chips) whatever you have leftover

Beat the egg whites with the sugar until really thick. Fold in the crunchy bits. Line 3 baking sheets with foil and dot with teaspoons of the mixture, leaving room to spread. Place baking in the oven before you turn it out. Shut the door, turn off the heat and leave the cookies for at least 8 hours. Whatever you do DO NOT OPEN DOOR! Then in the morning - voila - lovely, yummy cookies from free heat!!

This recipe comes from the Shirley Goode book - The Goode Kitchen. The first of a series of 3 books full of very good advice for food budgeting. Out of print now but I often see them in charity shops - paperback so cheap.

Edinburghlass_2

Haven't you already got teens 160??

or have you already had them adopted ;D

Anyone want to adopt my soon to be 14 year old who hasn't heard of switching anything off?