Saving On The Leccy

barry1010 | 09:49 Wed 06th Jan 2021 | How it Works

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I drink a lot of coffee. Would it be cheaper to boil just the amount I need each time, or boil a kettle full and store the surplus in a flask?

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Vagus

Better than a traditional hottie, get yourself a cherry stone one which you bung in the microwave for 2 minutes. No water involved and the heat lasts far longer.

windywillow

Barry, you are a man after my own heart. I pour a left-over cup of water into a plastic bottle and use it to water my plants. I love to get a second use rather than just pour it down the drain. Perhaps it comes from being a Yorkshire lass. :0)

Hey, you're not a Yorkshire lad are you?

Here's another tip for saving on the leccy. Don't stand at your fridge pondering what it is you're looking for. Open the fridge door and grab your intended as quick as you can, then shut the door pronto. Saves the warm air from the kitchen going into the fridge (you don't want that to happen as it makes the fridge work harder to get back to fridge-temperature).

barry1010

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No, not from Yorkshire :) Same with the freezer. You've given me an idea. Maybe I should the day's milk in to a chilled flask first thing in the morning so that I don't have to keep opening the fridge door every time I make a drink. What do you think?

windywillow

I like that idea. My kitchen is usually on the cool side, so I fill a small jug with milk first thing in the morning and just leave it out all day.

When summer comes I stand my small jug in a cereal bowl half full of cold water. Works a treat.

I must be honest, I don't do it when I have visitors round - I don't want them to think I'm bonkers. :0)

barry1010

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That's what I shall do starting tomorrow. I'll pop a flask in the fridge next time I have to open it

bobbinwales

Also put your pyjama's on before it goes dark- that way you dont need to put the light on to get ready for bed

sevenOP

Try licking your plate clean before (IF then) washing it.

windywillow

Love these money saving tips. Keep 'em coming folks.

Souldarkness

Make a pot, cool quickly keep in the fridge and reheat in a microwave as needed. Don't boil it. Also ready for iced coffee if you fancy it.

Or use a modern one cup machine

barry1010

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Fill empty spaces in your freezer to keep the running costs down. Anything will do - scrunched up newspapers, cardboard.

ummmm

These are not practical money saving tips. The effort 'v' the saving is just not worth it.

barry1010

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ummm, no effort required, it just becomes a habit.

bednobs

jennykenny on here used to put a bucket in her shower to collect the water, then use it for garden watering

Mexican18

I've never heard such nonsense in all my life!
Is it April the first?

bednobs

in fact here's her post:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question1449735.html

ummmm

It is an effort, Barry, not something I'd make a habit of. You're not making enough savings to justify it.

I can understand it if you were an eco warrior but I don't believe you are.