Save Money with Chelsea

Welcome to Save Money with Chelsea, my new blog where I'll be posting some great tips and ideas on how to save money in a variety of different ways.

Each post will have one money saving tip or idea and I'll explain how it works and why it will save money! Not only that, but I'll try to make all my money saving tips environmentally friendly as well, so you get a double bonus from me!

To get you started, here is my very first tip on how to save money:

Descaling Kettles

Don't waste money on buying expensive kettle descaler. There are a myriad of better and more environmentally sound ways of cleaning the scale out of yoru kettle, or in fact any water heating device that gets clogged up with limescale.

The cheapest and easiest way is prevention being better than cure. If you already have a water filter jug, like a Britta for cleaning your drinking water, use that water to boil in your kettle as well as using it for cooking. You'll be better for it especially in areas that have below par water. The filter jug removes calcium from the water so your kettle won't fur up.

If that's not an option, then to clean the kettle cheaply and environmentally cleanly, use a pint of the cheapest vinegar you can buy, usually white wine vinegar and boil that in your kettle, then leave it to stand for an hour or so. Rinse out with clean water and hey, presto! Clean as a whistle. There is no lingering smell of vinegar either!

Or if you don't like the smell of vinegar, you can buy a can of Sprite, or 7UP and put that in your kettle instead. Leave it for a few hours and you get the same result! A clean kettle.

And you thought that stuff was for drinking?

Ha!

That's it for my first tip to save money with me, Chelsea B!

Come back again soon for more great ways to save money!

Save Money with Chelsea