Household hints & tips to save money

[CreamPuff63]

Clever idea uni!

[astarra]

Great idea Uni....just have to eat lots of tic-tacs now...! 

[obbie]

lets eat lots of Tic Tacs......

great idea

[judydawn]

With summer upon us and with the price of water these days, I have started collecting water from the kitchen sink in a largish plastic container.  It fills quite quickly from rinsing my hands, vegies, TMX, plates before they go into the dishwasher and when it's full I tip it into a bucket which I have under the nearby table (unless I have visitors then the bucket is left at the back door, only a few steps away from the sink). You will be surprised how many buckets of water you fill a day - I get between 4-5 buckets which means 4-5 plants in my garden can have a free drink. I also collect the cold water in the shower until it runs hot.

That's the water bill being looked after, now to work on the electricity bill  

[achookwoman]

Good idea Judy.  I do the same but use a large plastic jug,  II water the plants in pots just out side the door.  I keep a bottle of liquids sea weed fertilizer under the sink and put a squirt of this into the jug.

[Halex]

Any tips on reducing electric bills would be great.

Good tip with the water.

H

[obbie]

To reduce electricity bills... Turn things off from standby power.   Check seals on Fridges and freezers..


Its hard for us, as we have pool pumps, workshop, air conditioners for summer,

[Halex]

Obbie, so you mean turn off at wall?

[obbie]

Yes Hally, when the TV is turned off with the remote, it still uses power, so turn off at wall, .

DVD players, CD players, Radios, Coffee jugs, the list goes on.

Our electricity bill is high, but we have a workshop from home.

[Halex]

Gosh thats a hassle, wouldnt you have to re-programm dvd etc.

[obbie]

Oh well leave the DVD on Hally. 

Energy ratings on electrical appliances can be checked.

Here is me, sitting in the office with the air con on..

[Halex]

I must admit i think its easier to leave things on, will turn off tm & kettle though.

H

[Yvette]

For the tvs turn off on the tv not the wall this will save power and I turn my washing machine, toaster etc off at the wall

[judydawn]

I turn the microwave off after each use, you don't need to know the time when there are clocks everywhere.  Cannot turn the lounge TV off at night because the Foxtel in DH's bedroom is linked to it and he often wakes during the night and turns it on. Fighting a losing battle to keep usage down though what with all the items which need recharging, the latest piece of lifting equipment we were told to leave on charge permanently - I do turn it off at night or if we go out though, more for a safety reason than thinking about usage.  Guess I could turn the dishwasher off between uses.

[Halex]

JD arent sime of the switches hard to get too.

A lot of mine are.

H