Saving money : Beat the Credit Crunch : Money saving

If you're interested in saving money to beat the credit crunch, whether it's in the home, the kitchen, shopping, or in the car, you've come to the right place. Maybe you'd like to get more for your money when cooking or change your lifestyle a bit and save some money. Whatever your reasons, we can help.

Saving Money on Everyday living costs - ebook preview

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Size - 33.8 mb
Content - pages 186
Methods and tips - 900 approx

Price - Ł10.00 GBP

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Everyday living

Your very own Everyday living savers.

Try to do a full load every time you do laundry and use a third less of the washing powder than you normally use on lightly soiled items.

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A spray of air freshener does a good job of cleaning mirrors.

To remove food stains on your hands, rub with raw potato slices.

To remove burnt on food in a pan or frying pan, put a couple of drops of washing up liquid and enough water to cover the bottom and bring to a boil.

To clean artificial flowers, put the flowers and some salt into a paper bag and shake vigorously for a few minutes.

Put fabric softener sheets or small bars of soap in dresser drawers or with towels and linen to keep them smelling fresh.

Spray some perfume on a lightbulb and it will scent the room each time the bulb is turned on.

Use two Alka Seltzer in the toilet bowl, leave for 20 minutes then brush and flush.

To clean a stained vase, fill it with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets. Rinse out after a few minutes.

To clean jewellery, fill a glass with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets. Rinse out after a few minutes.

Saving Money - cooker

Don't open your oven door unnecessarily. 25 to 50 degrees F is lost each time, causing more electricity or gas to be used to reach the required temperature for cooking again plus if the food is not cooked for long enough at the right temperature it may be undercooked.

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To check the freshness of an egg, place it in a pan of cool water. If it sinks to the bottom, it's fresh. If it floats, throw it away.

If you accidentally put in too much salt while cooking, all is not lost. Add a peeled potato and it will absorb the salt.

When a cake recipe needs you to flour the pan, try a bit of the dry cake mix instead, or cocoa powder for a chocolate cake.

To stop tomato based foods from staining, spray your tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring them in.

When boiling eggs, a pinch of salt added to the water helps stop the shells from cracking.

To keep potatoes from budding and sprouting, place an apple in the bag with them.

To remove the smell of onions, garlic and most other cooking smells from your hands, hold a stainless steel spoon in your hands under running water and rub your hands as though the spoon were soap. If your sink or taps are stainless steel you can rub your hands on these to the same effect.

A teaspoon in the glass will prevent it cracking when boiling water is poured

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick frying pan on top of the cooker, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No more soggy micro pizza.

Saving Money - trolley

Try to do your weekly food shopping in a single trip. Top-up shops should be combined with other activities to save money on petrol and help cut down impulse buying.

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Buy in bulk, if you can. Larger packs of breakfast cereal, for example, use less paper and cost less than two small ones.

Reuse plastic bags when shopping for food.

Keep shopping trips to a minimum, spend a whole day rather than two half days – cuts down on fuel consumption and parking costs.

When food shopping try to purchase loose items rather than pre-packed. You are paying for the packaging.

If you place an order with a shop, see if you friends and neighbours want to add to the order to cut down on delivery costs.

Look out for park and ride schemes when going shopping, the parking is usually cheaper and you will save fuel.

Buy in bulk where possible. Farm shops or markets can be very economical - a 56 lb sack of potatoes for approx Ł5-7 pounds is great value when the same weight in a supermarket would cost approx Ł20-25+.

Plan ahead and spend time making a shopping list of the items you need. Then decide which of these items need to be best quality, taste, etc, and which, as far as your family are concerned, don't need to be anything other than 'generic'. Example, a certain brand of baked beans, tea or coffee might be crucial but eggs, sugar, washing powder or a bag of flour may not matter. Go online and check out the supermarkets near you. You may find a range of your needs are best bought from supermarket "A" and the rest are acceptable from the cheaper supermarket "B". Finally, buy the biggest packs available and cut down on shopping trips.

Plan your meals from a different perspective. A typical 7g. jar of branded herbs can cost up to Ł1 so search out a local Wholesale foods or restaurant supplier in your area and see if, in these trying times, they will supply the public (mostly they will).

You'll be amazed at the cheapness of bulk herbs or spices.

Example, 280g jar of the same herbs for Ł4.85. A saving of Ł35+.

Saving Money - drain-4

To unblock a drain, drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets followed by a cup of white vinegar. Wait a few minutes then flush with hot water.

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If an electric plug fits too tight and is difficult to pull out, rub its prongs with a soft lead pencil.

Squeaky floorboards can be silenced by using French chalk or talcum powder between the two that squeak.

After working on your car you can clean your hands with a mixture of dishwashing liquid and sugar.

Rub a candle on the runners of a sticky drawer to free up its movement.

Light scratches on furniture can be disguised by using a wax crayon pencil. You can also rub the scratch with a shelled Brazil Nut.

When "bobbles" develop on clothing (small wads of lint) use a rough piece of steel wool, run it over the material and the "bobbles" disappear.

To prevent reduced water pressure in your showerhead, fill a plastic bag with vinegar, put it over the whole showerhead and attach with a rubber band. Leave it overnight to dislodge the mineral build up in the holes.

If you have a carpet stain that won’t come clean, colour it with a crayon that matches your carpet then place a piece of wax paper over it and iron on low heat. The new color will set.

Scratches on DVDs or CDs. Simply apply about an inch-long strip of toothpaste to the DVD or CD and gently rub it around. Rinse off well and dry. It should now play.

Saving Money - curtains

Buy or make thick lined curtains to cut down on heat loss and don't forget to close curtains when dark to help cut down on heat loss.

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Use a light foot on the accelerator, this will lead to a significant fuel saving.

Pull out the majority of splinters with sticky tape.

If you have a problem with ants, find their entry point outside the house and draw a chalk line around it. For some reason ants will not cross chalk.

Don't spend money on expensive remedies. Soap on a mosquito bite to help stop itching.

Put a mini marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent the bottom of the cone from leaking and staining the surroundings.

Scraps of carpet can be used under the contact points to stop furniture from making dents in the main carpet

To bring back the fluffiness in bed pillows, put them in the clothes dryer. The warm air does wonders in just a few minutes.

To prevent the shower or bathroom mirror from steaming up, squirt a little shaving cream (not gel) on the mirror and rub in until the mirror is clear.

Reopening envelope. If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Then it will unseal easily.

Over time our busy lifestyles have developed into a "disposable" society where the solution to everything has to be bought. Cut your day to day living costs up to 50% by following our general living tips for:-

Cleaning - 435 tips, methods and ideas

Cooking - 155 tips, methods and ideas

Shopping - 55 tips, methods and ideas

Repairing - 130 tips, methods and ideas

Living - 121 tips, methods and ideas

A total of approx 900 tips, methods and ideas to save you Ł € $s in, practically, every area of living.
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