Sneaky ways to save the pennies

maz1964

sandy2 wrote: »

And ASDA in Hampshire, when I asked for yeast there i was told they weren´t allowed to give it away anymore as it has to have an ingredients label!!!!!!!

Sandy in Spain

hiya

i was told due to health and safety they no longer can give it out when i asked a few weeks ago at asda


maz

Heffi1

I have finally reached the end of this thread and feel like I have gained so much knowledge - a lot I already do, but I have also learned so many new tricks and tips, thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, and please do come and add more as you think of them.

Chrisblue1962

Have discovered this thread..its wonderful.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed.

Now have just got to find the time to read whole thread !:D

northwest1965

JillS wrote: »

Someone needs to tell Morrison's then. I saw them selling yeast the other day with a yellow sticker - first time I've ever seen it.

But isn't some yogurt a live culture -- and that's sold?

Sell it in my Morrisons!

purpleivy

northwest1965 wrote: »

Sell it in my Morrisons!

We have it in our Morrisons as well.

Becky_2

Last night we had burgers for dinner. Instead of buying the normal burger bread we bought a packet of 6 crusty white rolls which were reduced to 32 pence so we saved a few pennies there.

kingshir

No exactly sneaky but in December we have really odd meals as I use up all the bits and pieces in the freezer and cupboards. We don't have a proper 'roast' at all in December and we enjoy Xmas dinner all the more for being deprived!:p

I've done this all my married life (36yrs) and my kids always say they enjoy these meals best of all:rotfl: :rotfl: When I was a kid a plate of egg and chips was a regular meal but nowadays it is viewed as a treat!:D

Primrose

kingshir - yes, we're also currently trying to indulge in Ready, Steady Cook type meals as we try to run our freezer down and roasts are off the menu in December too. The trouble is that the various organisations we belong to all have some kind of Christmas lunch or foodie/buffet/nibbles get-together and by the time we've eaten our way through these, we often don't feel like a cooked meal, so the freezer is diminishing more slowly than planned.

beautiful_ravens

Becky_2 wrote: »

Last night we had burgers for dinner. Instead of buying the normal burger bread we bought a packet of 6 crusty white rolls which were reduced to 32 pence so we saved a few pennies there.

On the subject of burgers, Mr T sometimes do big venison burgers in packs of 2, and if Im particularly poor I'll squish and re-mould them into 5 burgers, of different sizes for me DH and the kids. Once or twice I have mixed a normal burger in to make it go further.

Also, 12 bovril cubes cost less than 12 oxo cubes.

Mrs_Thrify

Hi all, I have been saving the pennies today by getting the Christmas decorations down from the loft and use what I have. Def. not buying any more in the half price sales this year.Using the wrapping paper and cards bought in last years sales. Even found a new cake band to put around the Christmas cake. I have offered DD some decorations for her flat too. I want to reduce the boxes I have to put back in the loft.