Sneaky ways to save the pennies

pennystretcher

Nomoneymummy wrote: »

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Was told by the lady at the farm that they take home lots of veg that the mice have nibbled, she says they cant sell them so she just chops away the bits the mice have got to and uses the rest!!! Not sure if I'd do that but obv not doing her any harm she's been going years!!! :j

When you boil the veg, it'll destroy any "funny" things on them. Considering that farmers still use natural fertiliser too....!! :rotfl:(which rhimes well with the "too" BTW!)

Nomoneymummy_2

pennystretcher wrote: »

When you boil the veg, it'll destroy any "funny" things on them. Considering that farmers still use natural fertiliser too....!! :rotfl:(which rhimes well with the "too" BTW!)

Hmmm didn't think about the natural fertiliser.... ick to my habit of eating while I pick then!!! :rotfl:Though the OH does often tell me I'm full of it:D

Thinking about that she did offer me some of the mouse nibbled fare cheap so will pick up a box next time!!! She's also the lady who passes me on scrummy gin recipes as I love flavoured gin but its hard to get/expensive... She deserves a OS medal for all she's taught me and all free!!!

Patchwork_Quilt

GettingHitched wrote: »

^^^^

My mum is the same...Waitrose or nothing...yet when we were kids it was all Value...

Same here too. Now, the cat gets its own chicken every week. Having said that, being endlessly frugal could get quite tiresome if there was the chance not to be ...

geordie_joe

GettingHitched wrote: »

^^^^

My mum is the same...Waitrose or nothing...yet when we were kids it was all Value...

That's because she spent years HAVING to buy value and thinking "Once these bl**dy kids are gone and not draining my purse it's Waitrose all the way for me"

Let her go to Waitrose, she's earned it.

Nomoneymummy_2

geordie_joe wrote: »

That's because she spent years HAVING to buy value and thinking "Once these bl**dy kids are gone and not draining my purse it's Waitrose all the way for me"

Let her go to Waitrose, she's earned it.

Fully agreed, My mum deserves her spoils so much (its why I cook for her once a week)

And fully intend to be one of these mummys when the kids leave home in ohhh about 20 years or so!!!!

zippychick

my two latest favouritest penny savings are as follows

* Make ice up in freezer and always have a freezer bag full ready to grab. So if i go to friends for drinks, instead of warm drinks, or buying bags of ice, just grab and go. My friends make fun of how organised I am. I only have one ice tray but just empty and refill every so often

* Making up a coffee to take to work - obvious yes. Milk coffee and a dab of sugar in a beaker with a spoon. Take to work, add hot water, coffee canteen money saved. Bliss.

pickledpink

I thought everyone made up a big bag of ice in their freezer!:whistle:

How else you going to keep your Bolly cold in the winebucket?:dance:

zippychick

pickledpink wrote: »

I thought everyone made up a big bag of ice in their freezer!:whistle:

How else you going to keep your Bolly cold in the winebucket?:dance:

:rotfl:sadly people do pay pounds for bags of cubed frozen water!

kacie

zippychick wrote: »

:rotfl:sadly people do pay pounds for bags of cubed frozen water!

Unfortunatly my Dad is one of those people, even though we can do our own ice

anguk

kacie wrote: »

Unfortunatly my Dad is one of those people, even though we can do our own ice

My husband too. We have several ice trays but apparently the cubes are "too small and not the same". :rolleyes:

We go through at least one bag a week, OH will fill a pint glass full with ice every time he has squash or water. :mad: