Sneaky ways to save the pennies

Becky_2

julie_d wrote: »

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.

Well done julie_d. I have done the same this year by using what I got instead of buying and saved quite a bit.

By the way, if you still haven't bought your 2010 diary, Age concern charity shops sell theirs for 99 pence only. Nothing fancy at all just a very simple diary.

Mrs_Thrify

Thank you Becky,next year I shall be using the " os money saving tips calendar" a kind mse member made for us to print off. Prehaps if you enter a search it will come up? I am not to good at putting the ref in.
I also send off for free calendars from the freebie's site.
A friend often gives me the dairy diary, bought from the milk man as my pressant.

I am going to try and sort out the Christmas boxes today as it is a non work day for me. Wrap up some stocking fillers and feed the cake more brandy.

Then of course the cleaning, cooking and washing.

Becky_2

julie_d wrote: »

Thank you Becky,next year I shall be using the " os money saving tips calendar" a kind mse member made for us to print off. Prehaps if you enter a search it will come up? I am not to good at putting the ref in.
I also send off for free calendars from the freebie's site.
A friend often gives me the dairy diary, bought from the milk man as my pressant.

I am going to try and sort out the Christmas boxes today as it is a non work day for me. Wrap up some stocking fillers and feed the cake more brandy.

Then of course the cleaning, cooking and washing.

Hi julie_d,

Hope you have saved a few more pennies today. I made a search for the calender but nothing came up. In which thread and forum can I find it in?

d-seven

rosemary54 wrote: »

when both my watches batteries died on the same day I asked OH about new batteries as did not want to make the trip to nearest town (20 mile sround trip plus cost of parking) and pay around £5 per watch,he has ordered me some online at a cost of £1 each .........don't know where from (it was a firm that also sold office) but try a google search.

It will take him a couple of minutes to change them for me,something he is quite capable of doing despite a market trader who used to supply the battery for me saying you should not tamper with the watch(could he of been protecting his own interests???????)

I had a battery go in my watch a few months back. I found a pack of about 25 batteries (5 x 5 different types for watches, calculators etc) for a quid from a pound shop. Sure enough, one fitted and my watch is working again .

I think the market trader said that you shouldn't tamper with watches because if its under warranty, this will invalidate it, and if the watch is in anyway water resistant, it will need a new seal once the back has been opened. But a jeweller told me after getting a battery fitted in a water resistant watch, that I shouldn't use it for swimming etc as the seal will never be as good as when it was first sealed.

d-seven

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

I love thriftiness but am not sure on the ethics of either of these ones...

The charity bags are normally to be left outside on the collection day so they can be reused if they are empty, if they are then not collected then I think using them for a bin bag would be okay but otherwise they may be able to reuse them meaning they are not out of pocket

With the stamps, I have thought long and hard about this one and much as I love getting something for free the service paid for by the stamp has been given to you (or the person who sent the post). It is, to me, like getting given too much change back or getting a free ride on the bus as there was no conductor.

I don't mean to be grumpy, I am sure the lady you work with has many other tips so do keep them coming!

I've been using charity bags as binbags for yonks... saved me a bloomin fortune on buying kitchen bin bags :rotfl:..I dont feel any guilt whatsoever as I *dont* ask for them to be shoved through my letterbox!

I do however give any useable items I dont want to charity shops rather than throw them away so someone else might get some use out of them and the charity will benifit, and any old clothes I dont want go to the clothes recycling bins rather than get left out in those bags.

consultant31

Becky_2 wrote: »

Hi julie_d,

Hope you have saved a few more pennies today. I made a search for the calender but nothing came up. In which thread and forum can I find it in?

Me too - a link would be great

richj

consultant31 wrote: »

Me too - a link would be great

+1 I couldn't find it when I searched either.

InaPickle

d-seven wrote: »

I had a battery go in my watch a few months back. I found a pack of about 25 batteries (5 x 5 different types for watches, calculators etc) for a quid from a pound shop. Sure enough, one fitted and my watch is working again .

You're lucky - I tried that one on a fairly expensive watch and it didn't work. In fact, I had to take it to the jewelers to get it repaired. It wasn't that I was cack-handed and roke anything evident (I even had a jewelers screwdriver which I used!, but I think that the mechanisms in that particular watch were so delicate that they broke with not much help at all.

I've never risked it since. Not cheap, but inevitably more :money:!

blueberrypie

Becky_2 wrote: »

I made a search for the calender but nothing came up. In which thread and forum can I find it in?

Probably this one, I think

zippychick

a framed jigsaw would make a really nice present or house brightener upper. I've had this on my to do list for about 3 years - new year, i will do it!

Also a present - use the jessops 50 free digi prints and print a mini collage for a friend. Then for the price of a picture frame, you have a wonderfully personal and thoughtful present . If you think ahead with the 50 offer, you could get a few presents for different people