Give me your best money saving tip for around the home :)

[Amaunet]

Turn applicances not in use off at the powerpoint - they still draw power if switch is still on. Products on "standby" use even more.

[Lulu]

Get all your tinned and dry stuff out of the pantry and commit to using it all over the next two weeks - you will probably cut your food bill right down for awhile.

[lilima]

So much great advice. I went around and turned a whole lot of stuff off at the wall.
I am goin g to try to use all our tinned goods.
Also I am going to try and meal plan.

[sneakysparkle]

use bi-carb, lemons and white vinegar instead of fancy cleaning products

[catherinemoses]

do the grocery shopping with cash. I did this recently and found it particularly helpful. I am a sucker for buy 2 and save...even thought I don't really need it It helped me to stay away from things I didn't really need.
Also shopping at Aldi saves us quite a bit. As does the fruit shop rather than the supermarket

[feeb]

I buy meat at butchers.

Fruit and veg at green grocers.

and always seem to get more for money and better quality products.

[DoubleK]

i have started to smarten up around the house-

-ive been turning off appliances at the wall.
-using vinegar for cleaning! (i posted about this not long ago, i wrote down all the tips the ladies gave me and stuck it to the laundry wall and it has helped me so much!)
-go through your pantry/fridge/freezer before you make a meal plan & shopping list! i do this the night before i go shopping when dd is in bed.
- go through kids toys & books.. is there anything you can sell on ebay? and then use that money to buy replacement 2nd hand toys/books. i was doing this till dd #2 was on the way.. now i just pack away the things dd#1 is too big for to use again, but i will sell again when dd#1 no longer uses stuff.

hmm thats all i can think of at the moment!