咱不差錢,只是手頭最近有點(diǎn)緊……所謂一文錢難倒英雄漢,但是人民的智慧是無(wú)窮的,沒(méi)錢?好辦,省著用就是了。至于怎么省,只要你愿意勒緊褲腰帶,發(fā)揮想象力,還怕省不了個(gè)一塊兩塊的。
最高雅的省錢:
Getting so worked up by an exciting article that blood pressure goes up thereby increasing body temperature and reducing the need for heating.
看一篇絕妙好文,因興奮而血壓升高,隨即體溫上升,暖氣就可以開(kāi)小一點(diǎn)了。
最無(wú)賴的省錢:
Send the kids round to friends' houses around dinnertime. The advice is that it works best if they practice acting hungry first.
吃晚飯的時(shí)候把小孩送到朋友家。如果之前彩排一遍,表演餓肚子會(huì)更有效果。
最曠日持久的省錢:
Pick up every coin you find. A couple who have spent the last 12 years picking up every coin they have ever found amassed £360,000.
撿起地上的每一枚硬幣。一對(duì)夫婦由于在過(guò)去的12年間堅(jiān)持不懈撿硬幣,從而掙了360,000英鎊。
最環(huán)保的省錢:
Use your leftovers. Cut up used greetings cards and use the pieces to make new ones. With children going to a dozen parties every year it saves pounds.
廢物利用。把用過(guò)的賀卡剪開(kāi)做成新卡片。如果你的孩子們每年都要參加很多派對(duì),這種做法真的能省很多。
最有技術(shù)含量的省錢:
Hang onto the outside of the bus.
掛在公交車外面--這樣就不用付車錢了。
最有"味道"的省錢:
Take a bath once a year and save GBP30. Do it with a friend and save double.
一年就洗一次澡,可以省30英鎊。跟一個(gè)朋友一起這樣做,可以省雙倍。
最創(chuàng)新的省錢:
Roasted dandelion root is an excellent coffee substitute (and it's
decaf).
烤蒲公英根可以代替咖啡,而且還是無(wú)咖啡因的。
最辛苦的省錢:
Brew your own beer and wine.
自己釀酒,豐衣足食。
最講究"合作"的省錢:
Maximise the cats potential. Someone apparently "trained one cat to sit on knee and other to drape itself round neck, saving on heating."
發(fā)揮貓咪的潛能。有人成功地訓(xùn)練了自己的貓,一只坐在膝蓋上,一只掛在脖子上,御寒效果極好。
最有科學(xué)精神的省錢:
Don't flush every time.Save your wee in milk cartons, water down and use as a high nitrate fertiliser. Double save on fertiliser and water.
不要每次上完廁所都沖水。在牛奶盒里小便,加水稀釋,然后可以用作高硝酸鹽含量的肥料。又省水,又省肥料。
最講親情的省錢:
Move back home with the parents.
回家跟爸媽住。
最逆向思維的省錢:
Save money on carpeting by gluing a square of carpet onto each shoe.
不要買地毯,把小塊的地毯用膠水粘在鞋底。
最"省錢"的省錢:
Use carpet cast-offs. One who followed the tip said 'The floor was multicoloured but looked great and was all done for free because my dad had gone round the carpet shops and asked for any they were throwing out."
或者用地毯邊角料。一位采用了這個(gè)做法的人說(shuō):"地板看上去花花綠綠,但效果很好,并且不要錢。因?yàn)槲野职肿弑榱速u地毯的商店,把他們不要的材料都拿了回來(lái)。"
最新潮的省錢:
Holiday House swap.
度假的時(shí)候不要外出,跟別人換房子住就行了。
最小中見(jiàn)大的省錢:
If you're going out, turn your doorbell off to save on electricity bills.
出門前把門鈴關(guān)了,好省電。