Tightwad tips

[His Dudeness]

There's some comedy gold in this thread

[robin78842]

What Thread?

[His Dudeness]

The bit stuck between your toes

[darrsi]

A next door neighbours car aerial, carefully folded, can make an ideal coat hanger in an emergency! 

[fazersharp]

Once had a frifge freezer with the fridge on top and the fridge part stopped working so I cut the foccer in half with an angle grinder and kept the freezer part for another 5 years.

Your taking the piss surely!!!! two compressors?? no way 

Tiz true Sir here are the pictures, it was 1996 and I think was a currys own make and it had two compressors, the on -off and boost control panel was at the top on the fridge part and just unscrewed.See the extra long white cable that once reached to the top of the fridge. You can also see the fridge compressor in the close up picture, and the freezer one was at the bottom. I then extended the worktop and brought a new fridge and sat it on the work top so it was all just like the fridge freezer was, only now two seperate units.

[lew600fazer]

I apoligise fazersharp, belting idea, why chuck a perfectly good freezer. As they say necessity is the mother of invention.
Respect.

[ChristoT]

Asda's 20p a pack instant noodles are actually pretty good! Used to be 11p a pack 2 years ago when I was spending all my money on rideouts instead of food. How can anyone afford to be an impoverished student these days? 

Always bodge when possible. A few years ago, the extractor fan over the hob stopped working at home. Mum and Dad were going to replace the unit, but I convinced them to let me have a crack at fixing it. 20 minutes later, the diagnosis was obvious: the speed control was an incredibly simple potentiometer-like PCB. 20 years worth of grease had effectively insulated the system!  (Having found the problem, I made myself scarce as Dad spent the next 4 hours cleaning the fecker out with acetone! It lasted another 3 years to boot!  )

As they say necessity is the mother of invention.

When in Turkey, the windlass control stopped working. We could drop the anchor chain, but not raise it. I had to make a new windlass remote out of 2 buttons, some old wire and a glasses case. No necessity, but I'm a lazy bastard, and hauling up 30 metres of 10mm chain with a 27kg anchor  on the end by hand in 7m of water is a job I was only prepared to do once. 

[fazersharp]

I apoligise fazersharp, belting idea, why chuck a perfectly good freezer. As they say necessity is the mother of invention.
Respect.

No worries you were right to query it. I could not believe that I was doing it at the time and that is why I had the pictures taken - I knew it was a hair-brain idea but it worked.

[YamFazFan]

I knew a bloke that used to buy huge quantities of vegetable oil from the cash&carry & mixed it in with the diesel on his Citroen BX.(biofuel?).Think it was about half the cost of diesel.Had a real aroma to it.Passers by would be looking round for the chip van .

[midden]

When my daughter out grew her baby grow suit...... I cut the feet off.

cut high for motorbike boots and low for trainer socks.  neat idea

[midden]

1. use empty hand soap pump bottle as shampoo dispenser2. oil stone your razors when they become blunt and get some extra shaves.
3. save sour milk and when lumpy strain for cottage/ cream cheese
4. don't get married or have a girlfriend
    and certainly
5. don't have kids
 

[Gingernutz]

Whenever I am on a tube platform with a few minutes to spare I pop over the the chocolate vending machine. On the front it a code to report my £1 has been stuck inside and I haven't to my twirl. A quick call and they send me a refund in the form of a voucher.


I bought a watch from h samuels and paid for the extra insurance. Just before it runs out I let them know  the strap broke and fell off while riding my bike - which was why it looked like it had been hit with a hammer. Two minutes later I am wearing a new watch.


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Join http://www.hotukdeals.com/ for bargains


Get the barcode reader app - see a kettle you like in sainsburys? 40 for a kettle? Scan the bar code and it searches google shopping £20 from Amazon - that will be nicely


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[DILLIGAFF]

I bought some quite expensive toothpaste and when the tube was squeezed empty I cut the top off and was able to get another few days worth from the unsqueezable nozzle end.


Of course I've done it ever since, even on Wilko's 80p tubes.


OK. My secret's out. Oh the shame.

[fireblake]

I don't use gunk etc for cleaning I use paraffin, I put plastic sheet under the bike then an old towel, do the degrease and towel gets soaked with dirty paraffin then cut towel into strips roll the strips up and stick a cocktail stick through to keep rolled up and I use them as fire lighters.

Awesome. I'm going to try this.


Mickey

[fireblake]

Once had a frifge freezer with the fridge on top and the fridge part stopped working so I cut the foccer in half with an angle grinder and kept the freezer part for another 5 years.

Your taking the piss surely!!!! two compressors?? no way 

We used to have a fridge/freezer with 2 compressors. I was going to keep it when the fridge part failed but my wife binned it when i was at work.


Mickey

[fireblake]

After having a dump. Maybe on the second or third wipe, which depends on the Chilli content of last nights curry. Tear off 1 sheet of tissue, after wiping, fold in half and wipe again. This has saved me several pounds in the last 20 years or so. Also it has strengthened my hand shake.


Mickey

[mickvp]

If your using anymore than 1 sheet of toilet paper you are doing it wrong :

Pull off one sheet, fold it into a quarter, rip off one corner so it leaves a hole in the middle, which you can then duly insert your index finger through.

You can now proceed to wipe your crack and hoop with your index finger, and when your done you can clean your finger with the piece of paper towel which is around your finger... Oh, and the corner you ripped off? Ideal for getting the shit from under your fingernail

[Frosties]

One sheet of paper is made from 2 smaller sheets - hence 2 ply or 2 sheets

Using 1 sub sheet and folding in half for a second wipe = 2 wipes. The second sub sheet provides a further 2 wipes. Total of 4 wipes from 1 sheet.

[fireblake]

Bloody he'll. I'm among real tight wads. I could've saved pounds if I'd known about this earlier

[richfzs]

Remind me never to shake your hands

[Doddsie]

Why use paper? Ive saved a fortune!!

[midden]

use the cat like the bear does the rabbit

[HarryHornby]

never go out for a ride with RED98 and let him look over your bike, it costs you a fortune!!!  (no I'm never going to forget the £400 bill LOL)

[JZS 600]

DON'T waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and I hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.[/size]

[noggythenog]

use the cat like the bear does the rabbit

I thought of this but my dog does apparently have a problem with shit sticking to his fur