Recycling milk cartons are great for potting up seedlings. Cut in half with knife, trim bottom corners with scissors for drainage. Ready to go. Plants should be removed when ready to plant as plastic coating doesn’t breakdown.
A use for old guttering: board up the ends and fill half with spagnum moss and then soil on top. Plant out with parsley which will grow nicely even over winter. Probably can do little lettuces too.
Make sure tyre pressures are right. According to Beaurepairs, every 10% under the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure costs about 2.5% in extra fuel consumption.
Reduce your speed and save money. Slowing down from 110 km to 100 km will result in a 15% fuel saving, and you will avoid speeding tickets! Maniac type driving not only costs money but aggravates everyone, endangers yourself, your passengers and the public.
Do your own oil changes. Buying a take-home oil pack is a lot cheaper than topping up at the petrol station.
Never start the engine until you have the seat belts on and are totally ready to go. At the other end, turn off the engine as soon as practical, then turn the key back on without starting the engine to shut the windows etc.
I always get what’s called a ‘Vehicle Information Report’. It tells you things like whether the vehicle has been reported stolen, whether there is money owned on it, how many kms it had done at the last WOF check, its mileage, the number of owners, when the WOF and registration expires, and so on. The […]
When going downhill or coasting in your car if it is left in gear the engine uses no petrol at all compared to taking it out of gear. an engine at idle still uses petrol.
Put your gear in neutral when going down-hill in your car. See how far you can go without changing back into gear (safety first though!). Ellery from Porirua says, “In response to H.C’s tip about using neutral downhill: if the hill is steep enough (e.g. the Ngauranga Gorge), it’s more economical to stay in drive […]
If you run two cars and can manage with one do as we did. Buy a Motor Scooter (runs on the smell of an oily rag). I shopped at supermarket, took home frozen goods, and my husband picked up rest of my shopping on his way home from work. The scooter came with a basket […]