Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (shirleyellenp) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:57:50 GMT

We have a chicken, so we don't have to buy any eggs. LOL

Except for toilette paper, we don't use ANY paper products. We even use hankies instead of tissues. They're way softer.

I'm like Linda and use vinegar for almost all my cleaning and washing.
I use a clothesline and when I want things softer, I just put them in the dryer on fluff for a few minutes...works a charm.

We could do alot better, that's for sure. I adore spending money....

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Laura Penstemon) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:02:39 GMT

Do you know I have just had one of 'those' moments and I have realised what the biggest money saving tip of all would be, plus it would also hel save the planet

DON'T HAVE CHILDREN!!!

Ok I am off to

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (h2yoho) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:19:38 GMT

Quite a few of the above, plus I use any of those clear punnets with lids that grapes etc come in, as mini propogaters.
Tumble drier is an almost in this house. We have a Sheila Maid, plus her indoors is looking a new outside line. Not a...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (mammaj) — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:02:28 GMT

Blimey aren't you a clever lot! As broadband isn't avaiable in my area I've now got a fixed rate for dial up which costs me 12 euro a month (bb here is 24e a month) it's not as fast as bb but it's a big saving. It seems to me that if instead of having money off this & that offers the supermarkets etc just lowered the flippin prices & the politicians earnt a bit less we'd all be better off!

Oh & my washing is often dry in 1/4 hr outside! & I...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Pip at Home) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:49:58 GMT

I've fitted the longlife light bulbs through the house now, except for where I have dimmer switches. £1-99 for 5 from Robert Dyas

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (bilnrobn) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:18:57 GMT

and we make our own bread and our own yoghurt. Saves us a fortune over a year.

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Laura Penstemon) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:36:59 GMT

Nope I am not going to give up my tumble drier sorry, although I do hang out the washing when I can..its that 'towel' thing again.

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (LynneBee) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:27:40 GMT

I have a line for summer but do need a tumble dryer in winter we have an economy one, they seem to have them a lot here. I don't smoke and haven't for 3 years and boy does that help with the pennies, drink on special days and high occasions, xmas, mid summer, b'days X2 and wedding anniversary thats 5 days a year and maybe once every other month, so I make that 11 days a year. When I cook something it lasts 2 days, if I see something like fruit of vegetables that are getting a...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Linda32) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:12:26 GMT

Oh I forgot about the tumble dryer, we do have one but only use it about three times a year, I've always got a clothes horse up.

I can well imagine that not drinking wine during the week saves a fortune, but we do go out to work after all, I take my hat of to you Pens

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Mrs Muggleton) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:31:09 GMT

The chap who gave the talk we went to this morning said that one of the best things you could have in your garden to be a greener gardener was a washing line!!
A tumble dryer is the most energy consuming item in the house apparently!

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Laura Penstemon) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:24:36 GMT

Blimey I couldn't imagine NOT using softener.. horrid rough towels yuck..

I must say I have tried to stop using the tumble drier so much, and dry socks and knickers on the radiator.

Stopping smoking and not drinking alcohol during the week has aved a fortune!

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Linda32) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:56:53 GMT

We use cream bath at about 40p a litre as liquid soap, just refil the liquid soap bottles.

Don't buy kitchen paper, use cloth napkins instead and wash them in the machine which is already on doing the washing anyway.

Use liquid instead of washing powder, you can't use too much as you measure the capfull.

If you use powder, use one part decent powder, one part economy and one part soda crystals.

Use white vinegar instead of fabric conditioner,...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (LynneBee) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:06:06 GMT

I have my own well and we have a jug filter so we filter the drinking water and it goes into the fridge, so no bought water in bottles or bought corporation water, i have my own cess pit which is emptied once a year, so no paying for those services, just the once a year bill.

Old bedding like Pauline does is re-used again, I am at present making new bedding from it in the form of a quilt pattern.

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Dot2) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:39:18 GMT

I got a Mobile phone using Vodfone network family plan, Daughter, son, grandaughter, and Ty can ring me as many times a day or I them for £5 a month, so rarely use the land line only at weekends which are free.

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (PaulineM) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:26:56 GMT

Well, three things immediately spring to mind:

We have a water filter under the sink and a special tap for water from it (the normal tap water here is 'orrible!) and we have a couple of glass bottles in the fridge that we use to chill drinking water. So we never buy bottled water.

We do, however, cadge other people's empty plastic water bottles, cos we buy huge cans of olive oil that we syphon off into manageable-sized bottles.

My phone's breaking...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (LynneBee) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:50:32 GMT

I got a special deal with the telephone people regarding cost of BB and cost of local and international calls, for a connection fee of 69 öre we hae local calls (within Sweden) for free, and for 69 öre connection fee and 22 öre a minute for international calls.

That works out as 0,05p for connection and 0,016 a minute for international calls, so I can chat to dad and son and friends without breaking the bank.

there are 100 öre to a kronar and the rate at present I...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (bilnrobn) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:39:08 GMT

We must be twins Muggs. We do everything you mentioned except the evening phone calls. We used to that too but now we use the computer and make most calls, local and long distance, using Yahoo Messenger Voice. Local calls cost 2c a minute instead of 22c a call and long distance 2c a minute instead of 22c a minute plus a 35c connection charge. Saves us a fortune.

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (cwmhill) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:45:52 GMT

I get trish to do the house cleaning and the car to saves loads on a daily and car wash

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Mrs Muggleton) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:11:41 GMT

We use our credit card to pay for the monthly shop Pip, it's a tesco card and we then get points on the shopping AND points for using the card, so we gets loads of money off vouchers (usually about £30) every quarter. It all gets paid off each month though so there's no extortionate rates to pay!

We did the same with the kitchen - even though we had the money in the bank, we used the credit card to get the points and then paid it straight off.

I am only...

Re: MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Pip at Home) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:02:26 GMT

A rather obvious one, but one I find works a treat - never use a credit card, only a debit card - that way you don't get yourself into debt.

MONEY SAVING TIPS?

feeds@yuku.com (Mrs Muggleton) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:31:57 GMT

I think we are all feeling the pinch this year, with rising costs of food etc and I think this works rather well with the recycling of things. I thought maybe we could have a "money saving tips" thread (I think we had one a long while back?) I'm sure you've all got lots of recipes for left-overs, recycling ideas etc - lets share them!

For a start - these are gardening ones:

1. I use my toilet roll/kitchen roll/wrapping paper tubes for plant pots (they...