Recession busting money saving tips for the home

Ranicand

The IMF is in wages are down for those of us lucky enough to have a job.

People are in a sombre mood with prices and taxes going up and incomes going down.

Here we can post money saving tips for s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶y̶ ̶b̶a̶s̶t̶a̶*̶d̶s̶ thrifty consumers.

Now I only want p̶i̶*̶s̶ ̶s̶i̶l̶l̶y̶ serious replies to help out m̶e̶a̶n̶ ̶f̶e̶c̶k̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶ hard pressed householders.

frozenfrozen

don't waste perfectly good boxes in posts on boards

Ghandee

Shop lift relentlessly, default in each and every loan you have (including the mortgage).

That'll teach the bastards.

Mech1

lose the broadband, back to dial up for you and your ilk

check my sig, you never really had broadband anyway!

GalwayGuy2

Stingy thread. 'tis a god send.

sfwcork

Re wash tampons ????

hfallada

sfwcork wrote: »

Re wash tampons ????

You lose a lot of iron in a tampon. You could do like the American girls suck it dry and re use it.
A) your saving money on tampons
your getting much needed iron.

It's a win win situation

Also if your turn condoms inside out theyre good to go. Or even just a tayto packet. Your saving money and helping the enviroment

Mech1

^^^^ Twice in fairy liquid only, third time needs a 15% bleach solution to return the white colour

admiralofthefleet

to save cleaning; roll up your carpets and store them in the shed at night

sfwcork

Would a way of saving money on condoms be going in the back door?

dxhound2005

Eat the food you pay good money for, don't throw it away.

http://www.imeche.org/knowledge/themes/environment/global-food

Of the produce that does appear in the supermarket, commonly used sales promotions frequently encourage customers to purchase excessive quantities which, in the case of perishable foodstuffs, inevitably generate wastage in the home. Overall between 30% and 50% of what has been bought in developed countries is thrown away by the purchaser

Pottler

Mech1 wrote: »

lose the broadband, back to dial up for you and your ilk

check my sig, you never really had broadband anyway!

Heh heh. A+, faster than 99% of ie - Ih dunt thiunk sou. Me broadband be bitchin. I has the rich tinterned.

Top tip, change one digit of your numberplate to save money on fuel(driveoff), avoid pesky and costly penalty points, thwart the repoman(quit paying the finance) and generally getting that "Bad4ss" feeling. This may not be ethical, legal or even moral, but tis popularer and popularerer.

sfwcork

Pottler wrote: »

Heh heh. A+, faster than 99% of ie - Ih dunt thiunk sou. Me broadband be bitchin. I has the rich tinterned.

Top tip, change one digit of your numberplate to save money on fuel(driveoff), avoid pesky and costly penalty points, thwart the repoman(quit paying the finance) and generally getting that "Bad4ss" feeling. This may not be ethical, legal or even moral, but tis popularer and popularerer.

Can somebody translate?

Mech1

Tip:

Two jubilee clips and a empty toilet roll helps to "repack" the above mentioned washed items.

Pottler

sfwcork wrote: »

Can somebody translate?

Into Corkish? I doubt it.

LostBoy101

sfwcork wrote: »

Can somebody translate?

Looks like a badly made rap song.

Pottler

LostBoy101 wrote: »

Looks like a badly made rap song.

Ok. Fine. Yer mans sig is an internet speed check, mines fast.
Change one number on your cars number plates for good stuff.

JohnCleary

Buy non perishables in bulk - I buy 5ltr Fairy Washing up liquid at a time. If I was buying in the small bottle quantities, i'd only get about 1 litre for the price I get 5 ltr for.

Same goes for spices - I use a lot of Cajun stuff..... used to buy the Sharwoods tiny glass bottles of the stuff. Now I buy the Noels stuff in bulk - I now get about 5 times the amount for the same price

sfwcork

JohnCleary wrote: »

Buy non perishables in bulk - I buy 5ltr Fairy Washing up liquid at a time. If I was buying in the small bottle quantities, i'd only get about 1 litre for the price I get 5 ltr for.

Same goes for spices - I use a lot of Cajun stuff..... used to buy the Sharwoods tiny glass bottles of the stuff. Now I buy the Noels stuff in bulk - I now get about 5 times the amount for the same price

I hear you only wash once a week and you boil the kettle for the sink instead of using the shower

dxhound2005

JohnCleary wrote: »

Buy non perishables in bulk - I buy 5ltr Fairy Washing up liquid at a time. If I was buying in the small bottle quantities, i'd only get about 1 litre for the price I get 5 ltr for.

Same goes for spices - I use a lot of Cajun stuff..... used to buy the Sharwoods tiny glass bottles of the stuff. Now I buy the Noels stuff in bulk - I now get about 5 times the amount for the same price

I never saw any washing up liquid in 5 litre containers in shops. Where do you get it from?

Balmed Out

check refuse site costs.
it depends where you live but by having a compost and a shed for storing rubbish i spend about a tenner every 6 to 10 weeks by bringing rubbish to the local refuse site myself rather then having it collected.

Pottler

Balmed Out wrote: »

check refuse site costs.
it depends where you live but by having a compost and a shed for storing rubbish i spend about a tenner every 6 to 10 weeks by bringing rubbish to the local refuse site myself rather then having it collected.

if the, err, "shed" catches fire on a weekly basis, you save that tenner as well....

JohnCleary

sfwcork wrote: »

I hear you only wash once a week and you boil the kettle for the sink instead of using the shower

Once a week? La-de-da!

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I never saw any washing up liquid in 5 litre containers in shops. Where do you get it from?

Cash n' Carry - Open an account if you don't have one and just bullsh1t that you're in the catering business (it's what I did). NOTE: Often, Cash n' Carry isin't cheaper for some items so beware, you're not always getting value

suicide_circus

tea lights as a source of heating.

you can get a bag of 100 for a few euro and even two lit in a small room on a cold evening will significantly supplement your warmth instead of whacking up the thermostat. it's also cosy and romantic lighting

johnr1

Pottler wrote: »

if the, err, "shed" catches fire on a weekly basis, you save that tenner as well....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72750580 :D

mfceiling

suicide_circus wrote: »

tea lights as a source of heating.

you can get a bag of 100 for a few euro and even two lit in a small room on a cold evening will significantly supplement your warmth instead of whacking up the thermostat. it's also cosy and romantic lighting

Some heat from 2 tea lights...you'd want to open a window there...

Pottler

mfceiling wrote: »

Some heat from 2 tea lights...you'd want to open a window there...

Feck off, he lit three and couldn't stand it, had to take off the parka.

suicide_circus

Ah now, i said they supplemented the heating, not replaced it.

Where To

I too have a .. . er . . .shed that spontaneously combusts from time to time, usually on a calm evening after dark. Saves me a fortune so it does.

dxhound2005

JohnCleary wrote: »

Once a week? La-de-da!


Cash n' Carry - Open an account if you don't have one and just bullsh1t that you're in the catering business (it's what I did). NOTE: Often, Cash n' Carry isin't cheaper for some items so beware, you're not always getting value

I think that tip is of limited use. If thousands of people tried to do what you did it would fall apart I think. But my tip from earlier in the thread (food waste) could save hundreds of thousands of people as much as €700 or more per year.

http://www.stopfoodwaste.ie/index.php?id=59&menu=

4. How much money is this costing?
Well that depends on how much money you spend on food and whether you waste a lot or not. For some households it can cost well over €1000 each year but the average is closer to €700. But this is only for the actual cost of food and doesn’t take into account the cost of waste disposal or the extra traveling that you have to do.

Doc Ruby

Making a cuppa - I for one don't enjoy third degree burns so I only boil exactly as much as it takes to fill the cup and turn it off early to get the right temperature. Nothing drives me cracked faster than watching someone fill up an entire kettle for a single cup of tea.

Heating - set it for an hour on and an hour off from 6 till 9 or 10pm, the heat stays in the house just fine unless you're living in a draughty old stately manor. You won't be roasting, but if you wanted that go live in a warm country and pay for the air conditioning. Four hours heating for the price of two.

Cooking - don't fecking preheat the oven, just add a few minutes to your cooking time, it's hotter at the end anyway. One jamie oliver I know preheats his foreman grill for god's sake. Food holds on to heat for a good while anyway so if frying turn off the hob before it's done and let it run on its own steam. Also use the remaining heat to help clean the pots and pans.

Clothes - take your dryer and throw it out. Stick your clothes on the radiator in the cold months and the line in the warm ones.

Showers - since you've had the heat on anyway think about having a hot bath rather than a shower, otherwise the water is just going to waste. Yes you can shampoo your hair under the tap.

ESB bill about €18 a month at last check, paid €150 for oil this year.

Jacob T

I buy the Irish independent and a can of monster every morning before work in my local garage, around €5/day or €25/week for the mathematically challenged.

I would sooner cut off several fingers and toes than give up those small luxuries in life, IMF or not!

ResearchWill

Jacob T wrote: »

I buy the Irish independent and a can of monster every morning before work in my local garage, around €5/day or €25/week for the mathematically challenged.

I would sooner cut off several fingers and toes than give up those small luxuries in life, IMF or not!

One rots the brain the other your stomach.

Not sure the FDA have any warning about the independent, http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20121116/more-deaths-illness-energy-drinks

mrsdewinter

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Making a cuppa - I for one don't enjoy third degree burns so I only boil exactly as much as it takes to fill the cup and turn it off early to get the right temperature. Nothing drives me cracked faster than watching someone fill up an entire kettle for a single cup of tea.

Heating - set it for an hour on and an hour off from 6 till 9 or 10pm, the heat stays in the house just fine unless you're living in a draughty old stately manor. You won't be roasting, but if you wanted that go live in a warm country and pay for the air conditioning. Four hours heating for the price of two.

Cooking - don't fecking preheat the oven, just add a few minutes to your cooking time, it's hotter at the end anyway. One jamie oliver I know preheats his foreman grill for god's sake. Food holds on to heat for a good while anyway so if frying turn off the hob before it's done and let it run on its own steam. Also use the remaining heat to help clean the pots and pans.

Clothes - take your dryer and throw it out. Stick your clothes on the radiator in the cold months and the line in the warm ones.

Showers - since you've had the heat on anyway think about having a hot bath rather than a shower, otherwise the water is just going to waste. Yes you can shampoo your hair under the tap.

ESB bill about €18 a month at last check, paid €150 for oil this year.

When cooking pasta, I've started turning off the hob as soon as the spaghetti goes in the boiling water. It may need a quick stir after a minute or so, but it cooks perfectly, saves me a little on the leccy bill, and means I don't have to clean up after the saucepan boils over.

Galwayguy35

I don't use the dishwasher anymore, just as easy to wash the dishes by hand.

Only turn on the oil every second day for 2 hours.

Working during the day so no coal to use until about 5pm.

Rarely go to the pub, cheaper to buy the same drink in the offie.

Shop in Aldi as much as I can, most of the stuff just as good.

No more needless journeys in the car, diesel is expensive.

Make my own lunch for work.

Used to buy a paper every day but cut that out.

Bought a hair shaver so will save about €120 a year by not going to the barber.

If the TV, laptop is not in use it's turned off.

Boombastic

sfwcork wrote: »

Can somebody translate?

I gizoogled that for you. What the gentleman was saying is as follows


Heh heh fo' realz. A+, fasta than 99% of ie - Ih dunt thiunk sou fo'sho. Me broadband be biiiatchin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. I has tha rich tinterned.

Top tip, chizzle one digit of yo' numberplate ta save scrilla on fuel(driveoff), avoid pesky n' costly penalty points, thwart tha repoman(quit payin tha finizzle) n' generally gettin dat "Bad4ss" feeling. This may not be ethical, legal and even moral yo, but tis popularer n' popularerer.

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

to save cleaning; roll up your carpets and store them in the shed at night

My tip is this. Sleep in a ditch and if it gets to cold, head to admiralofthefleets shed to sleep on comfy rolled up carpets:D