Sneaky ways to save the pennies

Dizzymum_3

Hi sorry for asking but i can't find the answer.
What white vinegar do you use as fabric conditioner? is it Distilled Vinegar the one with onions on the label? and is this the same one everyone uses also for cleaning? sorry i'm a bit clueless.

larmy16

Dizzymum wrote: »

Hi sorry for asking but i can't find the answer.
What white vinegar do you use as fabric conditioner? is it Distilled Vinegar the one with onions on the label? and is this the same one everyone uses also for cleaning? sorry i'm a bit clueless.

I personally do not find vinegar very MSE as I am able to find much cheaper fabric conditioner. I understand that some people can buy it in 5 litre bottles very cheaply and also there may be allergy reasons for using it.I am currently mad for the Fairy Almond Milk and Honey FC. It is a little expensive but a little goes a long way.

PS its the white distilled vinegar, currently cheapest at Morrisons I think, but even that is creeping up in price. About 60p a bottle 500mls.

Jadeytee

Could any one tell me what can and cannot be frozen?
Apart from the obvious like things out of the freezer isles

I know bread and milk are alright? What kind of meals can you freeze? What about cheese? Yoghurt? Salad?

Steph112

geordieaussie wrote: »

Steph, he's obviously an idiot. Just make sure it's not you he marries! And whatever you do, don't share your creme of bath soup with him!!!!!

Lol, he's having none of my bath soup, don't you worry!:rotfl:

Steph112

larmy16 wrote: »

I thought he sounded quite a "catch"!;):p

He lives in the world of credit, credit, credit.

Steph112

rosemary54 wrote: »

love to be around when he has to live in the real world!

Me, too, but don't reckon it'll happen until he finishes uni. But then I guess he'll just get himself a credit card. Which he's already done before. And not paid. The bank and c/card companies will luuurvvve him!:j:eek:

Steph112

Just had one of those 'why do I even bother' moments.
Was feeling all excited at the prospect of handing in some stuff to charity shop, mainly because I thought they'd be greatful and I love it when you can return someone's smile.
How wrong I was. Went in there, and the girl on the other side of the till just stared at me blankly when I handed the stuff over (which prompted me to make sure it was ok to hand stuff in - how stupid is that?). The only words she said to me were, 'So long as it's not electrical' and 'No that's fine [because I sat on the cd case]'. No word of thanks. Nothing. And people wonder why others don't do good deeds anymore.
Then, to cap it all off, I thought I'd hand in all the (up to date) magazines I'd bought to the Library, thinking people would enjoy reading them without having to buy them, but they didn't want them. Made me feel quite upset (although let down was really from failure of charity shop mission).

*sigh*

Anyway, hope you're all having a good day.

Money saving tip: Don't always use conditioner. I've found my hair is no different if I don't bother.

wendy_ann1983

I was looking round a charity shop and while I was in there a woman came in with LOADS of stuff and the woman took a quick glance, stuck her nose in the air and said ''no, i don't think so, try one of those 'other' shops, they might take it" the stuff looked ok from where I was, how can you be a snob and work in a charity shop.

Back to saving pennies, i know its prob already been mentioned but make sure you check with work if you have access to any form of discounts, i can get discount on buying vouchers for loads of different shops, like 5% off asda, have to buy in bundles of £100 but can make quite a difference over a yr.

taplady

Jadeytee wrote: »

Could any one tell me what can and cannot be frozen?
Apart from the obvious like things out of the freezer isles

I know bread and milk are alright? What kind of meals can you freeze? What about cheese? Yoghurt? Salad?

yes bread and milk are fine to freeze so is cheese. Not sure about yoghurt and never tried freezing salad. I believe you can freeze butter as well.

grandmasam

hi taplady and jadeytee,i have frozen butter successfully,still have 18 packs in freezer when mr a had them reduced to 50p 1/2 lb.both salted and unsalted are fine.salad doesnt freeze, but will keep for 3/4 days in a closed poly bag in bottom of fridge.Cheese os ok but can be crumbly when defrosted,so i grate mine before freezing if i got some cheap.hope this helps.