Comments on: Fifty ways to be thrifty http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/ permaculture on the new home front Wed, 02 May 2012 10:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theman http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-945 Theman Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:37:48 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-945 Very helpful post. Thanx! Very helpful post. Thanx!

]]> By: Emily A http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-614 Emily A Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:31:52 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-614 Oh, I've got another food-related item: When I'm cooking I save the unwanted vegetable trimmings (onion and carrot ends, brocolli stems, squash peelings, etc.) and pop them into a bag I keep in the freezer. When the bag's full, I put the contents in a big saucepan, cover it with water and simmer it for a few hours. It makes perfect vegetable stock, which I can store in the freezer in leftover margarine tubs. By the time I use up one batch of stock, I have enough veg to make another. I use a lot of stock, because we love risotto. Oh, I’ve got another food-related item:
When I’m cooking I save the unwanted vegetable trimmings (onion and carrot ends, brocolli stems, squash peelings, etc.) and pop them into a bag I keep in the freezer. When the bag’s full, I put the contents in a big saucepan, cover it with water and simmer it for a few hours. It makes perfect vegetable stock, which I can store in the freezer in leftover margarine tubs. By the time I use up one batch of stock, I have enough veg to make another. I use a lot of stock, because we love risotto.

]]> By: Sharon J http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-308 Sharon J Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:01:43 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-308 You're right about few actually doing anything even though everybody's talking about it. From my own observations, it seems that a lot of people are afraid of being seen as 'poor' because they see that as being synonymous with 'unsuccessful'. I'd say we're more successful if we can make our money stretch as far as possible while saving some for a rainy day. Still, everybody doesn't think alike and I doubt they ever will. @ Jake. Prepacked sandwiches really are the height of laziness. Paying £2 upwards for something that would cost a fraction of that to make at home just shows how little people care about where they money goes, not to mention all the unnecessary plastic packaging. You’re right about few actually doing anything even though everybody’s talking about it. From my own observations, it seems that a lot of people are afraid of being seen as ‘poor’ because they see that as being synonymous with ‘unsuccessful’. I’d say we’re more successful if we can make our money stretch as far as possible while saving some for a rainy day. Still, everybody doesn’t think alike and I doubt they ever will.

@ Jake. Prepacked sandwiches really are the height of laziness. Paying £2 upwards for something that would cost a fraction of that to make at home just shows how little people care about where they money goes, not to mention all the unnecessary plastic packaging.

]]> By: Jake http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-309 Jake Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:47:43 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/06/26/fifty-ways-to-be-thrifty/#comment-309 a great link. Agree with making sandwiches to take to lunch, we always used to do this and I think these days we get into bad habbits. Infact, I remember years ago seeing sandwiches on sale in the supermarket, already made (shock horror, lol!) and thinking what sort of person would spend so much money on a pre-made sandwich when it is so simple and cheap to make them. But of course, I thought the same too when bottled water started to become the thing to have - who would seriously pay so much for water when you can get it out of the tap! a great link.

Agree with making sandwiches to take to lunch, we always used to do this and I think these days we get into bad habbits. Infact, I remember years ago seeing sandwiches on sale in the supermarket, already made (shock horror, lol!) and thinking what sort of person would spend so much money on a pre-made sandwich when it is so simple and cheap to make them. But of course, I thought the same too when bottled water started to become the thing to have – who would seriously pay so much for water when you can get it out of the tap!

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