Don’t throw out the leftover tea. Strain the liquid and add it to fruit drinks for punch, or use it for cleaning paintwork. Tired wooden furniture is improved by washing the wood with the cold tea, then dry and polish in the normal way. Pot-plants are also improved by watering with cold tea.
Take advantage of the free coffee and tea cards that some of the fast food outlets offer pensioners. One reader is a regular customer of a fast food chain and she never spends a cent!
This week we have lots of ways to stretch a dollar into two. DC writes, “All coffee outlets are keen to get rid of their used grounds, which when scattered over the garden, will keep the birds away for 2-3 weeks. The best time for BP is late evening or mid-morning. If you ask the […]