A pretty penny to a penny, and you can get quite a substantial saving.
1. Cook the soap yourself.
For preparation it will be required:
- Coconut oil;
- beeswax;
- cocoa butter;
- vitamin E;
- grape seed oil.
To give soap of a smell, take any favorite essential oil.
The first three components melt on the fire, and then add to the liquid vitamin E, grape seed oil and essential oil. Slightly cool the mixture and pour it over the molds. After the brushes are frozen, they can be transferred to storage in paper envelopes.
You will like the cooking process so much that soon you will be asking soap of different shapes, sizes, colors (in the recipe you can safely add food coloring) and the smells of all your friends.
2. Do not leave water in the soap dish.
Constantly being in a liquid, soap is consumed much faster.
3. You can also prepare liquid soap yourself.
Necessary ingredients:
- a bar of ready-made soap;
- a jar of vegetable glycerin;
- 10 g of water.
Soap should be rubbed on large flakes, mixed with glycerin water. Stir until the chips are completely dissolved. Now the resulting liquid soap can be poured into prepared bottles with dispensers.
4. Spray for oily hair is prepared in just a few minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. l. cornstarch;
- 4 tbsp. l. water;
- 1 tbsp. l. medical alcohol.
Mix all the ingredients carefully, pour into a bottle with an atomizer and apply to oily hair. Immediately after drying, the curls will look clean.
5. Apple cider vinegar and soda against dandruff.
White flakes on the hair look too unattractive. And that the most offensive, special hairdresser's tools do not always help them to cope. Try to fight with soda or apple cider vinegar. A tablespoon of powder slightly moistened with water and rub into the roots of hair. Wash off the soda in a minute.
The remedy for vinegar is prepared as simply: a tablespoon of liquid should be diluted in a glass of water and during the washing of the head, massage into the skin, and then rinse thoroughly.
6. Switch from coffee to tea.
Of course, this advice is much easier to pronounce aloud than to translate it into reality. But if you think about it, tea bags are always cheaper than coffee. Therefore, if you really need to save money, you can and overcome yourself. In addition, good tea can be brewed several times - saving in a square, and even in a cube.
7. Instead of buying ready-made hamburgers, pizzas, hot dogs and other fast foods, try to cook them yourself.
First, it will be cheaper. Secondly, you will surely be sure of their quality.
8. Learn how to prepare yogurt.
You can spend one time on yogurttnitsy and then save on useful sour-milk dainties. But this is optional. You can start saving without any previous costs. Yogurt is prepared simply: the milk is boiled and cooled to a warm state. The leaven interferes with it. The container is wrapped up and left warm for the night. The next morning yogurt is ready. Drink it can be clean or with additives to taste.
9. Cook your own bread.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of scarcely warm water;
- 1.5 tbsp. l. dry yeast;
- 1.5 tbsp. l. large salt;
- 6,5 glasses of flour.
In turn, mix all the ingredients in one container. The dish is covered and leave to come for several hours. After that, form a loaf, make a few cuts on top and send it to the oven, heated to 200 degrees, for 20 minutes. To prevent the bread from drying, put a bowl of water in the oven.
10. Pour the remains of wine from bottles into ice molds and freeze them. And then use the wine cubes in the cooking process.
11. Buy meat on sales - one that has a shelf life on the way - cook semi-finished products from it and freeze them.
This is a way of long-term savings. Beat all the freezer with ravioli, pies, stuffed peppers, meatballs, cutlets and other semi-prepared meat dishes and enjoy them without thinking about buying meat, weeks, or even months.
12. Rationally use the leftovers of food.
From fruit, vegetables and greens, you can make juice.
From crumbs, eggs, sugar and cinnamon, you will get very delicious cookies.
Zedra can be used to make marmalade - slices of skins are digested in sugar and harden as a result of adding gelatin (ideally - agar-agar). In addition, they make beautiful candied fruits, which decorate confectionery.
And the remnants of the brine can be used to prepare a new portion of pickled tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers. All you need is to boil the liquid, add a little water, if necessary, salt. Paste the jar, put a new portion of the future pickles into it and pour a slightly chilled brine.
13. Grow your own greenery on the windowsill.
Sprouts that can be eaten will appear in a couple of weeks. And the most pleasant thing is that you do not even have to bother with the land. Bulbs or rootlets of celery, for example, you can simply put in a glass of water, where they will take roots and will grow. The main thing - do not forget to monitor the level of fluid.
14. Cook the seasonings with your own hands.
Ingredients for seasoning for pumpkin pie:
- ¼ cup ground cinnamon;
- 2 tbsp. l. ground ginger;
- 4 tsp. chopped nutmeg;
- 2 tsp. ground fragrant pepper;
- 2 tsp. ground cloves.
Ingredients for Ranch sauce:
- ½ cup dry cream;
- 2 tbsp. l. chopped dry parsley;
- 1 tbsp. l. chopped dill;
- 1 tbsp. l. onion powder;
- 1 tbsp. l. salts;
- 1.5 tsp. garlic powder;
- ¾ tsp. pepper.
Ingredients for seasoning for tacos:
- 1.5 tsp. paprika;
- 3 tsp. ground cumin;
- 1 tsp. cayenne pepper;
- 1 + 1/4 tsp. oregano;
- ¼ tsp. a powder of garlic;
- ¼ tsp. onion powder;
- ¼ tsp. crushed flakes of red pepper;
- 1 tsp. sea salt;
- 1 tsp. black pepper.
Prepare all the seasonings in the same way: the crushed ingredients are mixed thoroughly, and then transferred to a sealed container for storage. And these recipes are far from the limit of possibilities!
15. Cook homemade popcorn.
This is many times cheaper and more convenient, because you can use such condiments that will please you. For preparation, special corn kernels are required. Fold them in a paper bag, close it and wait until the corn explodes (in a microwave or in a frying pan). And then mix the popcorn with the necessary additives.
16. Instead of eating in a restaurant, learn how to cook your favorite dishes at home.
It's not that hard actually. Here, for example, salad dressing from Japanese restaurants. It makes the taste of some dishes unique. But to cook it, you do not need to be a chef. Take:
- ½ cup chopped onions;
- ½ cup of peanut butter;
- 1/3 cup of wine vinegar;
- 2 tbsp. l. water;
- 2 tbsp. l. fresh crushed ginger root;
- 2 tbsp. l. chopped celery;
- 2 tbsp. l. ketchup;
- 4 tsp. soy sauce;
- 2 tsp. Sahara;
- 2 tsp. lemon juice;
- ½ tsp. chopped garlic;
- ½ tsp. salts;
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper.
Fold all the ingredients in a bowl of the blender and whisk until they turn into a homogeneous mass.
17. Make mop attachments with your own hands.
A piece of flannel is sewn in the middle - so that on both sides there is the same amount of tissue. If possible, fix the flap with a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine. Attach the cloth to the mop - done!
18. Melamine sponges instead of household chemicals.
With these inexpensive sponges, you can remove the most persistent dirt from different surfaces without using the usual cleaning agents. Simply wet the melamine, carefully wring it and rub it.
19. Replace expensive detergent with homemade - no less effective and affordable.
For cooking you need soap and baking soda. Soap first of all you need to dry it, and then rub it. Mix soda with soap chips in a ratio of 1: 1. If desired, a spoonful of citric acid can be added to the mixture. This will soften the laundry, make it more fresh.
20. Use the quick wash mode on your machine.
But the difference in the bills for electricity will be pleasant.
21. No more antistatics.
Make a medium-sized ball from the foil and throw it along with the wet things in the dryer. Use it until the antistatic properties disappear. And then twist the new one.
22. Sew your own cloths from old jersey.
To the edges do not fray, sew them with a ruler or just grab a thread.
23. Cut the napkins to remove makeup in half.
So you can spend one package twice as long. And if you store napkins upside down, the moisture will stay in them much longer.
24. Extend the life of the old mascara.
Just add a few drops of saline to it.
25. To make the rolls of toilet paper not unraveled, flatten them.
This lifhak is very useful for families with children who like to unwind too much paper. After the compression, unwind the roll they will be much harder.
26. Learn how to do hair removal on your own.
At first it will not be easy. But after the second procedure you will be able to manage and will be able to evaluate all the advantages of liquid wax.
27. Sharpen a blunt razor on jeans, and another six months it will be as new.
Swipe the entire length of the jeans 10 to 20 times, first one way, then the other. To prevent blades from rusting, try to keep the machine in a dry place.
28. Before buying a new bra, try to repair the old one.
The jumped bone is a small problem. First, it can be sewn. Several layers of stitches, and it will be securely fastened. Secondly, on the inside of the bra - in the place where the stones pass - you can glue a strip of dense soft tissue and then gently stitch it. The second method requires a little more time, but it will prolong the life of underwear significantly.
29. Take for the habit of monitoring fuel prices every day.
You can choose one or more Internet resources, in which the data is updated regularly, and refuel where the most profitable at the moment.
30. Study the question of cashback.
Some online stores offer a refund of cash or various bonuses for purchases made. The procedure is quite real. Usually the possibility of cashback is written on the seller's website. But just in case, you can clarify this issue before buying in customer support.
31. Shop at AliExpress.com.
There are almost all the necessary goods here, and they are all incredibly cheap. But there are downsides - their delivery may last for several months, the parcel may not reach at all or come in the wrong form that you expected. So be very careful!
32. Why do I need to recruit a full tank? And a smaller amount is enough to wash the toilet.
If you put a full bottle in the reservoir, the amount of water that is recruited will be lower, respectively, and costs will fall.
33. Do not hesitate to use discount coupons.
At so-called coupon sites, you can sometimes find very interesting offers. They cost a penny, and save a lot of money.
34. Owners of club cards usually receive good discounts.
Therefore, if possible, become a participant in various loyalty programs (only with adequate conditions, of course!).
35. Subscribe to the newsletter from your favorite stores.
Typically, subscribers first come up with all sorts of interesting offers with promotions and discounts from online stores. And if the newsletter is too annoying, you can always unsubscribe from it.
36. Do not hesitate to remind about your discounts and claim the goods at the stock in stores.
Owners in fact no one pulled for the language. And if you already announced a sale, then let them honestly fulfill all the conditions.
37. Benefit from affiliate programs.
Please note that some stores offer buyers bonuses for attracting new customers. That is, if someone from your friends register, after going through your affiliate link, you will receive certain privileges, including in the form of bonus funds on your personal account.
38. Readers should spend one time on an e-book.
Of course, it does not rustle so pleasantly and does not smell of printing. But it helps to save. Electronic books are cheaper (and even completely free). Literature can be very expensive. And what would you prefer - one paper or ten electronic products? It seems that the choice is obvious.
39. A bit funny, but an effective way to combat flies in nature - a bag filled with water, with a coin on the bottom.
This is the cheapest repellent, if you believe those who tested it on themselves. How the method works, science has not yet described. But the main thing is that it works!
40. Do not spend on toys for dogs.
Tear off a few old T-shirts into strips and weave from them a tight pigtail. The dog will be delighted with such a toy. And when the pigtail is torn, you can easily make a new one out of old rags.
Another idea is to make a candy from a plastic bottle and a piece of cloth. Trepat such a toy dogs also like it. Here you will see!
41. Always take food from the house on the way.
It is not necessary to prepare something solid. A few sandwiches, cookies, vegetables will be enough to satisfy hunger. And expensive food on a train, plane or gas station will not have to be spent.
42. Have on hand the multifunctional goods.
So, for example, Aspirin will not only cure a sick head, but also prolong the life of roses if you throw a pill into a vase. Aluminum foil many cover the surface of the plate. A sticky coat for clothes will help to collect crumbs from the table.