Use washable micro fibre cleaning cloths. They just get dumped in with the towel wash, so no extra money being used on washing.
We run a dehumidifier, which sounds expensive, but because we live in a rainy area by the seaside (lots of houses prone to damp round here), actually saves us money in the long run, as it keeps the house in good nick.
Bulk buy anything we use regularly when it’s on offer. We are lucky enough to have a utility room where we can store stuff, plus a chest freezer for bulk bought food. Our house is tiny though! We’re just lucky to have this one little room.
Buy meat from the discount section and freeze it down.
We are religious meal planners! I don’t understand people who don’t do this- how do you know what vegetables to buy at the supermarket?!
I enter a veg box raffle at work for 50p every week, and there’s so few of us who enter, that I win a lot! Big box of veg every few weeks in exchange for a couple of quid.
Mend clothes instead of chucking them out because there’s a hole in it.
Only go to the cinema on days when you can combine the local cinema membership card with Meerkat movies as well! Tickets come out at £2.50 each.
Reusable sandwich wraps and washable ziploc bags for lunches. Plus, better for the environment!
Try to NEVER attend social events which have a costume theme. Seriously, the amount of money my mates waste on fancy dress is actually ridiculous. My hen do theme was “I don’t know, wear what you want.”
My parents taught me to NEVER take anything on finance unless it was a mortgage. Everyone I work with laughs at me because I’ve had the same car since I was 17. Why? I paid for my car ONCE, you pay for yours every single month in the hundreds!
Don’t have a mobile phone.
Use a mobile hairdresser- much better value than salons, same skills being used.
Do all our own cleaning and DIY. If I need to learn how to do something new, I ask my dad to show me how! I very much grew up in a household where you didn’t pay somebody else to do something you could do yourself.