Could also use her for bodyheat when she's free and even rig up some sort of dynamo system to harness some of the energy output.
Could be secondary revenue streams in black mailing punters as well...
This idea has got wheels.
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In this age of austerity...
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I do many as detailed ^^.
Avoid the temptation to buy any food/drink in garages/corner shops.
There is always something reduced in supermarkets which is edible, a fraction of the price and freezable.
Go to supermarkets late when they are restocking and getting rid of perishables.
Pay stuff eg car insurance up front as instalments are often a joke (£120 saving for me last year)
Don't buy new frames 'because you have most of the parts' - the missing parts are always the most expensive
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Are you on a water meter? Collect water that you normally run-off when waiting for it to go hot. Flush the loo with it. Make sure the tap is turned off when scrubbing your teeth.
Put a half-brick in the toilet flush so it uses less water when you DO use it.
Use a plastic washing-up bowl in the kitchen sink.
Make sure you put a lid on pans in which you are boiling water on the stove - boils faster and saves on gas costs.
Install an efficient boiler and room thermostat(s).
Commute by bike and rail on a yearly rail ticket (massive discount).
Pick the supermarket bottom shelves when buying toiletries.
Pick supermarket own brands for medication (aspirin and the like).
If you've an empty parking space - rent it out.
Make up a coffee vacuum flask and take it to work instead of spending £3 a cup every day.
That'll do for now...
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Start shoplifting
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i'm not on a water meter, anybody want to
touch mecome use my taps?Posted 7 months ago # -
I might fill my car up with water next time I'm down your way, ta
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Make up a coffee vacuum flask and take it to work instead of spending £3 a cup every day.
Work 'tea/coffee fund' is £3 a month and I fill a flask when I go out which lasts all day. Can't believe how many colleagues spend more than that per day getting coffee from the restaurant or vending machines at hospitals which IMO is usually disgusting
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I do lots of this stuff and I'm still skint, house mate Chris (owns the house) won't put the heating on until November. I haven't felt my toes for weeks now!! LOL
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How about earning more money by working more and reducing hours spent posting messages on forums?
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When you cook a meal think about ways of eating any left-overs/over-cooking.
I did a bit too much pasta last night so, rather than put it on the plate and force it down (always taught to eat what was on my plate from an early age and it proves impossible to break the habit) I put it in the fridge and made a quick bowl of pasta for lunch with some tuna rather than going to town and spending £3.25 on a Boots meal deal.
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steal from people better off than you
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Oooooooooooooooooo! Get her?! How about turning your heating off and powering the house on pure self-righteousness?
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Don't buy a Dachshund. Their amusing sausage shape means
they take 50% longer to stroke than other dogs, and time is money.Posted 6 months ago # -
on Aldi- we cook mostly from scratch and I don't seem to find much in there that we'd use
Eh? They must be the cheapest for fruit/veg this side of a market, plus dairy and meat aren't what you call expensive.
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How about earning more money by working more and reducing hours spent posting messages on forums?
The awesome thing is that I earn a good wage and get to post on here all the time....
Where's the smug smiley?
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weekly shop
plan all meals, buy only the food needed for those meals
cook everything from scratch
buy household goods at wilkos, poundstretcher etc.
packed lunches save a fortune. I don't take any money to work at all.
limit car usage a lot, thats a biggie at the moment.
turn off lights.
thinking about sorting out the aerials in our house and scrapping cable TV.Posted 6 months ago # -
turn off lights
Will you tell my wife this one please? Drives me nuts.Posted 6 months ago # -
Maybe she doesn't like surprises.
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turn off lights
Will you tell my wife this one please? Drives me nuts.
I feel your anger
Right .......... how much does it cost to run an 18W lamp for an hour?
I'll take the cost out of her hide when she gets back in Posted 6 months ago # -
I complain to my wife daily about lights. It makes no difference. I've given up now, and spend half my time in the house walking around turning stuff off
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Out-smug even Toyoto Prius owners by converting your car to Flintstone power
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Right .......... how much does it cost to run an 18W lamp for an hour?
Extension - 4 x 50w downlights
Dining room - 6 x 50w downlights
Kitchen - 6 x 50w downlightsNo idea what that costs but every penny counts!
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5-8p
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5-8p
Is that for my myopics nightmare or MFs illuminations?
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Extension - 4 x 50w downlights
Dining room - 6 x 50w downlights
Kitchen - 6 x 50w downlightsNo idea what that costs but every penny counts!
Recently swapped all our GU10 50Ws for 3W LEDs. Makes it that much more bearable when she leaves every f****ng light in the b****rd house on, AGAIN.
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5-8p
A minute? A day? Posted 6 months ago # -
An hour.
0.15-0.18p for the 18W lamp. Posted 6 months ago # -
How about earning more money by working more and reducing hours spent posting messages on forums?
The awesome thing is that I earn a good wage and get to post on here all the time....
Where's the smug smiley?
Yes me also. Great isn't it?
My comment was mainly targeted at the moaning work-shy slackers that are having to compare Aldi and Lidl.
Not the work shy slackers like you and me you understand.
Oh c'mon - I'm just kidding.
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0.15-0.18p for the 18W lamp
I knew that woman would be the ruin of me
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Recently swapped all our GU10 50Ws for 3W LEDs. Makes it that much more bearable when she leaves every f****ng light in the b****rd house on, AGAIN.
Yeah I might consider this when these bulbs start to blow but they have all been in since May 2009 and not a single one has blown, despite them being used constantly - especially the kitchen ones.Posted 6 months ago # -
An hour.
So up to £60 a year assuming they are left on for 2 hours a day unnecessarily Posted 6 months ago # -
Mine weren't blowing either, but for £4 a bulb, the thought of running a room at 18W instead of 300W made sense to change as soon as poss!
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What is it with women and lights?
As soon as mrs zip gets in its 4 lights in lounge, 7 in kitchen,2 in our bedroom the hall and the landing.
The heating is also whacked up as the colour she chose for the lounge makes it feel cold.
Apparently it makes it feel homely. Certifiable.Posted 6 months ago # -
Mine weren't blowing either, but for £4 a bulb, the thought of running a room at 18W instead of 300W made sense to change as soon as poss!
Okay - so where can I get the cheapest 50w equivalent DIMMABLE LED replacements? And I assume they will fit into the existing housings?Posted 6 months ago # -
In the interests of balance and equality, I have to confess to always leaving the lights on. Its because the inside of my head is all wrong. I get confused. The betterer half's constant cries of 'will you turn the bloody lights off!!!!!" can be heard echoing around the house constantly
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