Sneaky ways to save the pennies

blueberrypie

BigMummaF wrote: »

I'm not sure if I read it on this particular thread but definitely somewhere on here! I've noticed how tins of CHOPPED toms are now a few more pennies than just the plum, so I take the lid completely off & use a long bladed knife to hack the little blighters into bits An awful lot easier than trying to do it any other way IMO as there seems to be less mess & what there is, stays in the can.

It's even easier if you use a pair of scissors rather than a knife.

rosepink1984

BigMummaF wrote: »

I'm not sure if I read it on this particular thread but definitely somewhere on here! I've noticed how tins of CHOPPED toms are now a few more pennies than just the plum, so I take the lid completely off & use a long bladed knife to hack the little blighters into bits An awful lot easier than trying to do it any other way IMO as there seems to be less mess & what there is, stays in the can.

blueberrypie wrote: »

It's even easier if you use a pair of scissors rather than a knife.

Ooh, good tip Mumma, I used to get plum toms and forgot and went back to chopped. You are right Blueberrypie, it's so much easier with scissors. Nothing spills out that way. A knife is quite good if you are chopping whole rings of tinned pineapple into chunks tho, easy to do in the tin.

I got some Tesco Bath Creme in my online order yesterday, to use in my handsoap dispensers - as recommended on here to cut the cost down of buying soap for by the sink - and I've just put a teeny tiny bit in DH's bath as we had run out of Radox - it came up so bubbly! Wonderful! DH wasn't all that impressed as he couldn't smell it, but I liked it. Wonder if I can convert him...

Doom_and_Gloom

juno wrote: »

I have blackberries in my garden, but I don't really like them

Send them to me. You know you want to . You know me they'd all be gone soon enough :rotfl:. Mmm blackberries :drool:.

Emstick14

Gosh its taken ages to read all these threads, but some great tips! Especially like the cutting up a brillo pad, as I always have one pot that needs that extra little scrub and hate wasting a whole brillo on them!

The best thing that I have done lately is invest in a FLASK!

1. I take it most places, especially to parks where the coffee shops next door are very appealing, save me having to buy one! Same goes for the beach too.

2. Each time I fill the kettle, the remainder gets poured into the flask and if I don't use it for more hot drinks then I use it for washing my dishes with. This saves me boiling the kettle numerous times for drinks or saves me water for the dishes.

I would ideally like a water butt, however it just wouldn't fit on the join of our drainpipes. We are on a water meter so the more we can save the better! We all share the same bath (2 adults and 1 child).

Also I am on a continuous lookout at the supermarket for price changes, last week I got ORGANIC red leicester cheese for cheaper than I would have paid for Asda mature cheddar! Its amazing what you can find cheaper that is a better brand.

My big top tip would be at the end of your shopping go through the trolley and put back anything that you dont ACTUALLY need - all those things that tempted you on the way, you can usually save a pound or 2 that way.

Will try to think of any others, keep up the good work and posting of all you top tips, they are fab:money:

Confuzzled

rosepink1984 wrote: »

Ooh, good tip Mumma, I used to get plum toms and forgot and went back to chopped. You are right Blueberrypie, it's so much easier with scissors. Nothing spills out that way. A knife is quite good if you are chopping whole rings of tinned pineapple into chunks tho, easy to do in the tin.

ooh i love scissors in the kitchen i use them all the time, especially for salads

i'll grab handful of leaves/flowers/spring onions etc stack them up, fold them over and start snipping into a bowl for salad

i even cut fresh tomatoes up into the salad bowl like that and peppers too! once you get used to it it's far faster than a knife and you don't dirty your cutting board then either and with tomatoes all the yummy seeds go into the salad not wasted on the chopping board!

my favourite use is for meat though, particularly bacon but they do work on other meat too... wouldn't be without my scissors and i've gotten a bit territorial about them (well also there's a hygiene issue too) so to stop my wee girl 'borrowing' the scissors i use in the kitchen i bought a set with distinctive handles so she knows not to touch those (they're mine damnit :rotfl:)

kingshir

I totally agree about using scissors in the kitchen. I cut pizza up with scissors too, a knife is too 'draggy' (a technical, culinary term!!;))

Emstick14

Small tips but tips none the less!

I used to buy a TV mag to see whats on - I now look online and have the website saved to my FAVS so its there at a click of a button - saves 40p a week or whatever the cheapest TV Guide is.

I do the same for listening to the radio - used to spend £3 on a big battery for our radio, which never seemed to last long as we have the radio on most of the day. So now have Radio 1 saved to my FAVS and am able to listen to it through the computer instead.

Also, have Met Office (for the weather) so that I can check it first thing in the morning and decide whether to put a washing load out - its usually pretty accurate and saves me wasting the good weather and then having to put the tumbler on!

One thing I could do is not have the lappy on ALL day , we have it on in the background when we are at home but like I say we use it for the radio - we like a bit of background noise and it beats having the TV on all day:D

tartantotty

kingshir wrote: »

I totally agree about using scissors in the kitchen. I cut pizza up with scissors too, a knife is too 'draggy' (a technical, culinary term!!;))

I do this too! My friends used to take the mickey, but I have noticed that most of them do it too - its much easier and stops all the toppings getting dragged over the pizza, and its much easier to cut straight slices!

Reverbe

If you only boil what you need it saves energy.

freebiequennie

well i have been chopping toms on the chopping board and always scrape the juice/pips into the compost box ready to go in the compost bin have done this for few years.

anyway several months ago husband repotted a basil plant and used some compost out the bin and wondered what was growing in with the basil plant after a while and realised it was some tomato plants - he def didnt put any seeds in.

2 plants one normal tomatoes and one cherry plum tomatoes they have grown so well both repotted into hanging baskets and have done better than the proper tomato plants!!

Confuzzled wrote: »

ooh i love scissors in the kitchen i use them all the time, especially for salads

i'll grab handful of leaves/flowers/spring onions etc stack them up, fold them over and start snipping into a bowl for salad

i even cut fresh tomatoes up into the salad bowl like that and peppers too! once you get used to it it's far faster than a knife and you don't dirty your cutting board then either and with tomatoes all the yummy seeds go into the salad not wasted on the chopping board!

my favourite use is for meat though, particularly bacon but they do work on other meat too... wouldn't be without my scissors and i've gotten a bit territorial about them (well also there's a hygiene issue too) so to stop my wee girl 'borrowing' the scissors i use in the kitchen i bought a set with distinctive handles so she knows not to touch those (they're mine damnit :rotfl:)