1. Re-use sandwich bags (without washing them)
You can buy 1,000 sandwich bags for under £10. Re-using them to save money is extreme - sparing you less than 1p a time. And re-using them without rinsing is just grim.
2. Buy and re-use old calendars
Why buy a new calendar for 2009, when a second-hand one from 1942 or 1970, for example, will do the job - with the correct days of the week for each date? To save time and cash, thanks.
3. The Christmas Lottery (no. 37)
You agree with friends and family to hold a Secret Santa-style draw so that each person buys a present for one other only. Erm. Try selling that to your mother or seven-year-old nieces.
4. Use small tins of paint to minimise waste
"Small tins of paint may be a better deal than large ones," says the Guardian. Because they are less likely to dry out or get dirty and it is not "such a disaster" if you drop one.
5. Don't wash clothes after one or two wears
Yesterday's sweaty t-shirt may be fine for moping around the house, but is probably not a good idea in the workplace or a social context. P45 fast-track.
6. Don't use loo roll
Buy a "Handheld Portable Bidet" instead, apparently. Eww.
7. Cut your own hair
The question of self-respect arises. See no. 5 above.
8. Brush your teeth with bicarbonate of soda and salt
Using a twig? The obvious downsides are the taste, which is presumably vile, and the lack of flouride and breath freshener.
9. Re-use teabags five times
Nothing wrong with re-using a teabag to make several cups in one round. But hanging one on "your Tea Stand" for resurrection throughout the day?
10. Make your own clothes
You can buy a shirt and tie from Asda for £3. Enough said.
If you are after some sensible money-saving tips then why not try our 50 tips to beat a recession or 50 great things you can get free. Or see the list below. And post the dumb tips you have heard or read about in the comment field below that....
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