thrifty jeans tipTOP TIP 1 – Childrens jeans too short but fit at the waist? Cut them down to make trendy knee length jean shorts. Simple. (Granny Andrea)


thrifty sauce tipTOP TIP 2 – Put a small amount of vinegar into a sauce bottle at the end, shake well to make sure you use up all the sauce left in. (Granny Wendy)


tap water tipTOP TIP 3 – When washing dishes (and therefore running the hot tap), always have a pan handy to collect any cold/tepid water before it runs hot. The cold water can be used for watering plants. (Granny Doreen)


thrifty toilet roll tipTOP TIP 4 – Pack junk mail into the empty cardboard toilet roll tubes and use them as firelighters. (Granny Jennifer)


thrifty cooking tip


TOP TIP 5 – Turn off oven 10 minutes earlier & food will carry on cooking. (Granny Wendy again)




thrifty crayon cleaning tipTOP TIP 6 – Neat washing up liquid to remove children crayon marks on fabric. (Granny S Tennant – I think she’s a posh granny!)

Some good ones here, no? These tips were all entered into Yorkshire Water’s competition to find Yorkshire’s Thriftiest Granny. Visit Yorkshire Water’s website to read the full list of tips. The contestants have now been narrowed down to the finalists, and you are invited to vote for your favourite tip.

If you try any of these handy household hints and they work well, or if you have some great tips of your own, please do share them in the comments…

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