Save the pennies and....

I have started using an eco washing egg, 90 washes for £10.99, pellet refills approx £5 for 50 washes. Pleasantly surprised that it works even on grubby GC school uniform.

Saving money and the planet.

Will never get rid of my dishwasher but I do ensure it is fully loaded and use the eco programme.

Do not wash at 30 because for that to be successful you need to use detergents with harmful chemicals in. Have you noticed allthe warning signs on the packets/bottles.

Short term, small saving on energy is not worth long term damage to the environement. Just use your washing machine less and wear clothes longer and only wash them when they look or smell soiled. underpants and socks/tights are the only garments I automatically put to the wash after one day's wear.

My parsimonious tips include:

After using the oven leave the door open to warm the room.
Use a lip brush to get at the stump of favourite lipsticks.
Cut an empty tube of moisturiser or tinted face cream when you can’t squeeze any more out - what’s still available will amaze you and it’s expensive stuff.
I’m restricting the use of the tumble drier.
I believe it’s possible to sell one of your kidneys ...

Not saving pennies but pounds, hundreds of them - a few years ago realised I was paying way over the odds for home contents insurance.

I'd been lazy and just went along with the automatic renewal each year - the new cost came in at almost half of what I was paying. Can't believe I'd been so daft!

Do check any automatic insurance renewals you may have.

Last year I thought the gas and electricity staggeringly went up this year
What ideas do you have for penny pinching this year
Well this year is three quarters over do you mean the coming year ! ??

How does a cold wash get anything clean ! I use 30 always have but cold !!

I batch cook a tomato and veg sauce for spaghetti chilli etc. I pre boil water for rice and leave it steeped to cook. Same as Vampire queen with pasta lentils etc. I add extra veg lentils beans etc to stews casseroles to cut down on the amount of meat. I make two pans of soup every week to be eaten over a couple of days.
I only do cold washes in the washing machine and I gave away my dishwasher. I thought it was pointless when our son and daughter left home.

I use the bags from cereal boxes to interleave items in the freezer. If you’re careful you can wash and re-use several times. Am using up shampoo that didn’t suit as hand wash. Looking forward to hearing other suggestions.

I wash most things now on a 14 minute wash, it is at 40° and I have it at the highest spin speed. I remember when there were no such thing as washing machines and I doubt many people spent 14 minutes doing a hand wash…?