Ways To Save Money
By suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
December 12, 2015 4:57pm CST
Ways to Save Around The House
We all have to be careful with the pennies these days and I have compiled a list of things which might be useful:
When cooking a casserole cook enough for two days, cool leave in fridge for the day after.
Try to buy bog of’s in the supermarket only if you use it.
Tip shampoo bottle upside down, there are normally two or more shampoos in the bottom.
Lump the leftover bits of hand soap together for hand washing.
Buy a cheap washing powder with a better box and mix it up
Turn the lights out as you leave the room
Turn the television's off as you leave the room.
Tuck your curtains behind the radiators to keep the heat in the room.
Put a curtain up at a drafty door and save on your heating bills
Just a few ideas , maybe you could offer a few more ideas on how to save money.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
12 Dec 15
You have some good ideas here. We make our own laundry soap (should give info here!)
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@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
13 Dec 15
@PatZAnthony I am interested to know about making your own laundry soap :)
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@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
13 Dec 15
@sugartoes That is something I have not thought of before reading your cpmment.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 15
@sugartoes Wouldn't that block out the light?
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
13 Dec 15
Very good tips..In India many housewives in the southern parts take a handful of rice from the days quota of rice and store it another container. This has dual advantage - The saved rice can be used for 3 -4 more days and the entire family eats less, thereby remaining fit !
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Dec 15
@suzzy3 But, will it not affect our health when we are not taking what we have to?
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
13 Dec 15
Yes, those are good tips fro push expenses. I always to it as much as possible. It is a good idea to avoid waste in our daily life. We never know how our life will run, maybe we will face difficult situation where we have little earning.
Thank you for your tips...
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@suzzy3 (8341)
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13 Dec 15
@sugartoes Bulk buying is a good idea then you always have food in and it stops the need to keep going to the shops. I always spend more than I should so cut down the trips and save money.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
13 Dec 15
I'd worry about that tucking the curtains behind radiators thing!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
13 Dec 15
@suzzy3 Well, I don't think putting material against something hot is the best way to go.
@maggs224 (2320)
• Alicante, Spain
13 Dec 15
We have a lot of gizmos that are connected to our TV. We have hard-drives, media player, sat box, digital TV box etc which all have remote controls. When we use the remote to switch off they go to standby. So we have them all connected via one power switch. When we are not watching the TV we switch off the power switch that switches them all off. This means none of them are using any power. Before when we switched off using the remote they continued using power in the standby mode. It made quite a difference to our electric bill.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
13 Dec 15
I always buy big in stock so i never run out. But when I make meals i make plenty to last a few days and so i don't have to keep going to the store.
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
13 Dec 15
I add in a bit of water into the shampoo bottle.
It will dilute the shampoo, but I can still use for a couple of days.
The same goes to facial wash, laundry detergent, and conditioner.
Adding a bit of water really can let us use the products to the full.
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Dec 15
I use this principle while using toothpaste. When it almost gets complete I cut the bottom of the tube and then slit it open with a scissor. There will still be a lot of paste which comes for 2 more days.
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Dec 15
You've thought of some good ones.
In reference to shampoo I usually add a tablespoon of water to the almost empty bottle to keep it from becoming pasty on the bottom. Also, rinsing your hair with a 50/50 solution of baking soda and water between shampoos will reduce the number of times you have to wash with shampoo.
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@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
25 Jul 16
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
16 Dec 15
i also buy two brands of laundry detergent and mix them up.
i also buy the two cheapest variants of rice.
any tubes are cut up - toothpaste, lotion, facial wash, shampoo, conditioner.
we handwash dishes and dilute dishwashing liquid and add lime rinds (calamansi).
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Dec 15
Yes. I do it in the case of shampoos and liquid detergents and liquid washers.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Dec 15
Something I need to do but always forget is to turn down the heat at bedtime. I had to go buy a thermostat that would do that for me.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
16 Dec 15
with shampoo a little water in the residue left in the bottom can release and lather up the remaining shampoo for one or two more uses
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Dec 15
Interesting tips..Very useful..Shall I add some more?
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