Sneaky ways to save the pennies

funkyfunkymonkey

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Have I pulled? It's been such a long time ... :rolleyes:

Looks like it :rotfl:

FFM

tattycath

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Have I pulled? It's been such a long time ... :rolleyes:

Anyway, back to more sneaky ways to save the pennies: pocketing the 2 cloves of garlic that I found rolling around the bottom of my supermarket basket when I picked it up.

I dare say it's a cheap way of keeping vampires away if nothing else!!!:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

Ellidee

tattycath wrote: »

I dare say it's a cheap way of keeping vampires away if nothing else!!!:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

:rotfl: tc pmsl - fangs for that !

Stephen_Leak

tattycath wrote: »

I dare say it's a cheap way of keeping vampires away if nothing else!!!:rotfl: :rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away but, for real solitude use garlic.

Throw ze svitch, Igor! Yeth, mathter.

sammy_kaye18

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

An apple a day keeps the doctor away but, for real solitude use garlic.
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ha ha!!! wonder if this will work for those peskey door salesman that i have had knocking at the door allday?

woodpecker

A couple of ideas:
In our bath we use a large bucket (no idea what capacity, but it's the type you get from hardware/household stores) for our daily wash. Basically you fill the bucket, sit in the bath (or crouch if your knees can take it) and use a small plastic bowl to scoop up the water and pour over.
As I write this I feel ridiculous, but I realised today we've used this method for about 15 years and never thought twice about it before!
I probably use about a bucket full for an all over wash - maybe 2-3 buckets for washing hair (mine is long).
It's also a great method for washing toddlers because they don't tend to like the shower (unless you have a bendy shower hose) because the water goes straight over their heads.
We are a family of 5 on a water meter, and the water board said they thought there were only 2 of us because of how much we use!!

For washing dishes, we've always used a mug filled with diluted washing-up liquid and a sponge (Spontex non-scratch currently my weapon of choice).
I don't use a bowl but rinse everything under the tap after washing. This might use more water but at least the plates don't taste of Fairy!

For the kids I always used cotton wool and water for nappy changes, and hardly ever had problems with their skin. (Nappy rash was only a sign of teething and not due to allergies etc)
If your kids have sensitive skin it seems crazy to put anything other than water on them, and it was cheaper than wipes.

Thanks everyone for the interesting posts

miserly_mum

woodpecker wrote: »

A couple of ideas:
In our bath we use a large bucket (no idea what capacity, but it's the type you get from hardware/household stores) for our daily wash. Basically you fill the bucket, sit in the bath (or crouch if your knees can take it) and use a small plastic bowl to scoop up the water and pour over.
As I write this I feel ridiculous, but I realised today we've used this method for about 15 years and never thought twice about it before!
I probably use about a bucket full for an all over wash - maybe 2-3 buckets for washing hair (mine is long).
It's also a great method for washing toddlers because they don't tend to like the shower (unless you have a bendy shower hose) because the water goes straight over their heads.
We are a family of 5 on a water meter, and the water board said they thought there were only 2 of us because of how much we use!!

For washing dishes, we've always used a mug filled with diluted washing-up liquid and a sponge (Spontex non-scratch currently my weapon of choice).
I don't use a bowl but rinse everything under the tap after washing. This might use more water but at least the plates don't taste of Fairy!

For the kids I always used cotton wool and water for nappy changes, and hardly ever had problems with their skin. (Nappy rash was only a sign of teething and not due to allergies etc)
If your kids have sensitive skin it seems crazy to put anything other than water on them, and it was cheaper than wipes.

Thanks everyone for the interesting posts

I used to have to wash like that when I lived at home with my Mother.We had no central heating and only a coal fire with a back boiler. (BTW i'm 41 not 90 )

There was never any hot water because she was totally convinced that an immersion heater cost about £10 per min :rolleyes:

She wouldn't let me open the "damper " to let the heat up to the back boiler either as she thought it'd set the chimney on fire. (Highly unlikely as she never put anymore than 6 bits of coal on at a time )

To this day I never take hot water for granted and see it almost as a bit of a luxury ........Sad I Know

moneysaving_grandmaster

I've substituted strawberry plants instead of flowers in our hanging baskets this year - the green foliage, white flowers and red fruit look great, the slugs and snails can't reach them, and there's free fruit all summer - yummy

Lesley_Gaye

moneysaving_grandmaster wrote: »

I've substituted strawberry plants instead of flowers in our hanging baskets this year - the green foliage, white flowers and red fruit look great, the slugs and snails can't reach them, and there's free fruit all summer - yummy

great idea. Any prob with birds?

whatsername

I haven't read all through this thread, but there are some great ideas.

We're veggie, and rarely eat convenience foods - living mostly on pulses and the like. One exception is veggie mince to make spaghetti bolognaise. This I bulk out with whatever veggies are going limp in the fridge, and bread crumbs - sounds really penny pinching, but it makes it really filling and it stretches way further and doesn't really affect how it tastes.