Sneaky ways to save the pennies

red_devil

we havent got wilkos.

They used to do them in savers for £1.99 a tin they have stopped stocking them altogether now. Best buy i ever had.

kerik4

karren wrote: »

slimfast buy one get one free in wilks, its worth a go as 12 meals in a tin so 24 meals for £4.15.

also reduced in Lloyds Chemist at the moment (thought they were bogof in store but website showing reductions)

Gaia

Also see here for slimfast breakfast:
http://www.approvedfood.co.uk/slim-fast---new-breakfast---3-meals---153g-1011-p.asp
Slim Fast - New Breakfast - 3 Meals - 153g
£1.00 per box or 2 for £1.50. (RRP £1.59)
Slim Fast - New Breakfast - 3 Meals .
Raisins & Almond Crunch Cereal. 153g.
Best Before 04/2009.

In fact the whole website:
http://www.approvedfood.co.uk/
is great for moneysaving shopping, see here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1282695

amethystcash

I got given lots of Molton Brown goodies one Christmas (about 5 years ago I think) and since then I've refilled the bottles with cheap shower gel, hand lotion, shampoo and conditioner. They're out on the bath and the sink and everyone that comes to the house thinks you've got Molton Brown products, when you know you've not wasted all that money on the expensive stuff. just the other day a friend of my Mum's said "You're so lucky to be able to afford Molton Brown" - I didn't have the heart to confess!

Uniscots97

amethystcash wrote: »

I got given lots of Molton Brown goodies one Christmas (about 5 years ago I think) and since then I've refilled the bottles with cheap shower gel, hand lotion, shampoo and conditioner. They're out on the bath and the sink and everyone that comes to the house thinks you've got Molton Brown products, when you know you've not wasted all that money on the expensive stuff. just the other day a friend of my Mum's said "You're so lucky to be able to afford Molton Brown" - I didn't have the heart to confess!

I love the Molton Brown Naran Ji liquid soap and then found the Bayliss and Harding sweet mandarin and grapefruit hand wash (1.79 semi-chem) is almost the same so guess what I use?

Aril

As I am always trying to fill the oven properly when I bake I'd done a double batch of weetabix cakes and some digestive biscuits. However, had a bit of biscuit dough leftover that wouldn't fit on the tray. Rather than putting them in after the main baking was done I used a clean foil tray from a quiche for the last few biccies so that I could still cook everything together
Aril

wizk1

Whenever I do a Sunday roast chicken, I always boil up the bones with a couple of carrots, some celery and an onion, as well as the scrags of meat left on the carcass and manage to make enough chicken soup to fill 5 tubs. I freeze them and take one in to work with me during the week. Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? lol

redmandarin

Thanks for this thread, the tips are great! Not sure if this has been posted before - I've only managed to read 22 pages so far!

I don't use stick glue very often and it is very annoying (and such a waste) to have to throw a part used one away because it has gone hard and rubbery! I was wondering how I could revitalise an old one and examined the container, whereupon I noticed the word "washable" (which I took to mean to water soluble)!

So I applied a couple of drops of water to the top of the stick and rubbed it with a child's paint brush. Then I just applied the glue, as necessary, with the paint brush! It works a treat and the glue lasts until the container is empty!

You can do it with cheaper versions of Pritt too - and if you don't have a brush, then a wetted finger works just as well!

SomethingWitty_2

Ooh some good tips here!

I always add a little bit of soya mince or chickpeas or carrot to mince based dishes, gf would never, ever notice or complain! (if she saw me, suddenly she would notice the diff in taste but she's still a very good OSer otherwise!)

I recently switced to using cheapo deos, and using much less. However, no matter how much flirting with cheaper razors and shave gels I am struggling to switch down to lower priced stuff! The nearest thing i've found is to buy the 67p shaving oil from wilkos and use it as a "base" for a cheap shave gel (any will do)

Coffee - i like "good" coffee - so supermarket own label "gold" brand for me, but mixed in with something cheap. Also with coffee powdered milk is fine. Gf used to pull this trick on me without telling me but i'm in on the act now too!

"oh we must buy the good thick washing up liquid!" say gf's housemates. So 14p of cheapo stuff decanted into the original bottle does the trick- they just think it's diluted so use loads more, but for 14p for 500ml they can use as much as they like!

When i think of more i'll say so!

FairyElephant_2

SomethingWitty wrote: »

I always add a little bit of soya mince or chickpeas or carrot to mince based dishes, gf would never, ever notice or complain! (if she saw me, suddenly she would notice the diff in taste but she's still a very good OSer otherwise!)!

Grated carrot is good I agree, it disappears into the mince and no-one seems to notice!
You can also add red lentils (but takes a bit longer to cook so that they go soft enough) and/or porridge oats! The oats are great as they really bulk it out and don't affect the flavour - but make sure you add plenty of extra liquid!