Sneaky ways to save the pennies

frugallily

The article about picking up change rang a bell. The lady also wrote a
book : "How I Lived a Year on Just a Pound a Day" by Kath Kelly(Redcliffe books) is the book she wrote and is really interesting reading!!! Quite a challenge to take up??!!

frugallily

Vibrant.( Pg 45) Where can you buy creosote from?OH wants to paint the hen house with it as seemingly it gets rid of mites!!(Don't ask!)

Savvy_sewing

B & Q, or any gardencentre, cell creosote, I think.

sandy2_2

isn´t creasote toxic for animals...fumes etc

Gigervamp

Apparently, creosote is no more. Somebody asked the same question on this thread at another forum and the replies were that it had been banned.

Tabatha_Kitten

sandy2 wrote: »

Woman´s toolbox is WD40, Hammer and nailfile:rotfl:

I use this rule:

"If it moves but shouldn't - Duck Tape.
If it should move but does't - WD40"

buxtonrabbitgreen

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

Save small jars - especially the type that have sandwich spread in them. Then, when you make jam, as I did today, and have a tiny amount left, you can seal it in one of your tiny jars and it will keep as long as the rest.

Looks good too

I save the pesto jars as I find them quite good for the last bit. I am going to try making my own pesto shortly as I now have all the ingredients.

cyclingyorkie

that's my rule too!

bathroom window was stuck - hubby wanted to phone someone!

I bought some WD40...and the rest is history. Window now opens beautifully!

sandy2_2

Ah well, a man´s place is in the wrong :-))

Confuzzled

mooloo, i had a thought that may or may not help you out a bit with your heating issues

a thought occurred to me that if one had wood floors or laminate and used rugs on top of them that cardboard boxes could be flattened and placed underneath as a bit of cushioning and as a cold buffer.

i'm referring to rugs vs carpet, i think using cardboard either in conjunction with or instead of underlay would probably spell problems but under a rug it could at least get some ventilation...

has anyone ever tried anything like this? i have carpet everywhere but the kitchen and bathroom, as it should be (i've never seeen the wisdom of carpet in either of those rooms!)

my wee one loves lying around on boxes and making a nest out of them and we all know they are good insulators so the thought struck me. if i can find a decent size area rug i may put one down in front of the tv over a flattened box this winter as my wee one is constantly lying on the floor

anyway just a thought... i suppose their could be some possible drawbacks however i would think on really old wooden floors with a lot of cracks this would be a huge help.(not sure what your cottage has mooloo but it seems reasonable to assume it may possibly have old wooden floorboards with all the draughts that come along with it!)