Money-saving tipps

[Franklan]

I think an important one is convincing the wife and daughter they do not need to boil one liter of water in the kettle to make a cup of tea. So far I've have failed.

If that trick with the brick in the flushing cistern works, it should also work with the kettle...

[Fraufruit]

After boiling food, like pasta, do you throw the hot water in the drain?

Our plumber said it is good for the drain to pour very hot water down on occasion.

[Tap]

Our plumber said it is good for the drain to pour very hot water down on occasion.

I had the same a few months ago. The plumber advised me to pour hot water down to keep the pipes clear.

[Krieg]

Our plumber said it is good for the drain to pour very hot water down on occasion.

I had the same a few months ago. The plumber advised me to pour hot water down to keep the pipes clear.

That would be to melt the "black sludge" that builds up inside the pipes in your (kitchen and bathroom) sinks.

[Franklan]

After boiling food, like pasta, do you throw the hot water in the drain?

Our plumber said it is good for the drain to pour very hot water down on occasion.

Once in a while, I have to delime my coffee maker and my electric kettle. I use a mixture of vinegar and water to do so.

That hot vinegar and water mixture then goes into the drain to...

a.) flush the pipes with a hot liquid once in a while
b.) have the vinegar smell away asap

So, devices delimed and pipes flushed with a hot liquid. Job done.

[Tap]

After boiling food, like pasta, do you throw the hot water in the drain?

Our plumber said it is good for the drain to pour very hot water down on occasion.

Once in a while, I have to delime my coffee maker and my electric kettle. I use a mixture of vinegar and water to do so.

I mostly use vinegar and baking soda (Natron) with warm water as a cleaning agent these days. I feel a lot happier about what's going down the sink and toilet and I buy a lot less harsh cleaning products.

[bethannbitt]

Been using vinegar and baking soda for cleaning for ages. Great for sticky pots too, as well all the previous stuff mentioned. I first learned about it from my MIL who was born in Eastern Europe in 1923 and didn’t grow up buying cleaning products at the supermarket.

[Emkay]

I’ve kept quite a few spray cleaning bottles back from when I still bought them. Most well over 10 years old though look and work perfectly fine. Shocking to think that so many could be in landfill or only partly recyclable. Now for general surface cleaning, I mix a bit of washing up liquid with water in a spray bottle. Sometimes add some disinfectant liquid stuff. Other spray bottles with baking soda or citric acid mixes. We’ve also got old hand wash pump bottles. Easy to refill for ages. I usually dilute liquid soaps too.

[LukeSkywalker]

Since several years, I use some white vinegar as replacement for fabric softener which contains chemicals and animal products. It’s cheaper too. No issues so far.

[Krieg]

No issues so far.

Except walking around smelling like a salad?

P.S., j/k

[Tap]

Since several years, I use some white vinegar as replacement for fabric softener which contains chemicals and animal products. It’s cheaper too. No issues so far.

I do the same in every third or fourth wash. It helps keep the whites whiter and prevents the build-up of limescale in the machine. The vinegar smell doesn't linger, in fact, the clothes smell fresher afterwards.

[LukeSkywalker]

Except walking around smelling like a salad?

P.S., j/k

Haha. Balsamico missing. I was sceptical in the beginning, but it is actually mentioned a lot as household tip. Here in Munich we have a lot of lime in the water, so this needs to be dealt with.

[Robinson100]

I think an important one is convincing the wife and daughter they do not need to boil one liter of water in the kettle to make a cup of tea. So far I've have failed.

- have you thought of offering to make the tea yourself?
Your other half and little one would be happy to have tea made for them, and you would be in control of how much water is being boiled - everybody would be happy!

[snowingagain]

OK save some money by not doing what I just did. I am pretty clued up about scammy sites, and know all about Chinese websites selling crap, but searching for a shirt I had so many tabs open I fell for one. I usually always check the Impressum. Sigh. 54 euros down the drain.

[Robinson100]

OK save some money by not doing what I just did. I am pretty clued up about scammy sites, and know all about Chinese websites selling crap, but searching for a shirt I had so many tabs open I fell for one. I usually always check the Impressum. Sigh. 54 euros down the drain.

- just curious if you even received anything, or if you "just" lost your money?

[Robinson100]

Been using vinegar and baking soda for cleaning for ages. Great for sticky pots too, as well all the previous stuff mentioned. I first learned about it from my MIL who was born in Eastern Europe in 1923 and didn’t grow up buying cleaning products at the supermarket.

I´d never heard of it until I moved to Germany, but now my "go-to" for cleaning is actually vinegar and baking soda!

[snowingagain]

OK save some money by not doing what I just did. I am pretty clued up about scammy sites, and know all about Chinese websites selling crap, but searching for a shirt I had so many tabs open I fell for one. I usually always check the Impressum. Sigh. 54 euros down the drain.

- just curious if you even received anything, or if you "just" lost your money?

Funnily enough it actually arrived 2 days ago. It is dreadful. Not linen and nothing like the photo. Cheap cotton, ugly boxy design. But´ẃonderful packaging. Box with tissue, ribbons and a loving message addressed to me by name. And I can actually fit into it. Which are plus points, I guess.

[Robinson100]

Funnily enough it actually arrived 2 days ago. It is dreadful. Not linen and nothing like the photo. Cheap cotton, ugly boxy design. But´ẃonderful packaging. Box with tissue, ribbons and a loving message addressed to me by name. And I can actually fit into it. Which are plus points, I guess.

I think we need a photo here!

[Fraufruit]

I got sucked into one of those Chinese sites once and ordered about 6 pieces of clothing. The fabrics and designs looked beautiful. When they arrived, it was all cheap polyester and the designs were all blurry and awful. I took it all straight to the clothing bin down the street. Fool me once.......

[Franklan]

I think we need a photo here!

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