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Product Swap ‘Til You Drop (Infographic)

PRODUCT SWAP "Til You Drop Whether you're saving some cash or saving the planet, finding simple, sensible swaps for your everyday essentials doesn't have to be a hassle. Here are some easy swaps to keep things economical and earth-friendly. CLEANING SWAPS With a few basic ingredients, you can create eco-friendly cleaning alternatives that will still save you big money. Ingredients: .5kg bicarbonate of soda .5kg borax 1 kg bar soap, grated VS. Directions: Grate bar soap and mix well with other ingredients. Use 30g of washing powder per load of laundry. Store-bought Washing Powder12 £9.33/2kg Homemade Washing Powder £4.46/2kg Ingredients: 240ml white vinegar 120g bicarbonate of soda Directions: Pour boiling water into clogged pipe.* Pack bicarbonate of soda into VS. pipe. After a few minutes, add vinegar and cover with drain stop. Let sit for 5- 10 minutes. Flush with boiling cl water. *Use only with metal pipes Homemade Drain Cleaner Store-bought Drain Cleaner12 £1.01/360ml £5.95/300kg Ingredients: 30ml white vinegar 5g borax 2.5g washing powder 2.5ml liquid soap 460ml water VS. Directions: Mix all ingredients together and add to spray bottle. Spray on surface and wipe thoroughly. Store-bought All-Purpose Cleaner!2 £3.49/500ml Homemade All-Purpose Cleaner5 £0.12/500ml TRANSPORTSWAPS Getting to work under your own power can be a great way to save cash and help the planet. Here's a breakdown of the average costs for driving, biking and walking over the course of a year. Approx. Cost New £9,9956 £2507 £1008 Maintenance £4349 £3010 £0 Insurance £483° £0 £0 Total £10,912 £280 £100 So how can you save on driving without it becoming an inconvenience? Plan Your Route Use a website like TransportDirect.info to plan for the most direct and traffic-free route, saving on petrol costs. Share Your Ride Car sharing is a practice that's growing in popularity, with co-workers carpooling to work in the interest of sharing the cost of petrol. Get There Publicly While public transportation isn't an option for everybody, it's worth taking advantage of if you can. At £2.10 a ticket, you could buy 5,196 Underground tickets for the cost of a year's worth of driving.6,9,11 @QuickQuid Quick Loans to Suit You Use product swaps at your own risk. References 1 Amazon. (n.d.). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.amazon.co.uk mySupermarket. (n.d.). mySupermarket.co.uk - Compare supermarket prices | Online supermarket shopping | Save Money on Top Offers. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk 2 Pate, E. (n.d.). Homemade washing powder for clothes. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.ehow.co.uk/info_8333612_homemade-washing-powder-clothes.html 3 Crunchy Betty. (13 Jul 2011). Clean your drains with baking soda and vinegar - Surprise! Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.crunchybetty.com/clean-your-drains-with-baking-soda-and-vinegar-surprise 4 5 love.co.uk. (n.d.). Make your own cleaning products. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://uktv.co.uk/home/item/aid/613898 Ford UK. (n.d.). New Ford Fiesta – 2013 Ford Fiesta promotions. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.ford.co.uk/Cars/CarPromotions/Fiesta 6 7 Raleigh UK. (n.d.). Limited edition road. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.raleigh.co.uk/ProductType/ProductRange/Default.aspx?pc=1&pt=14&pr=6 Usborne, S. (12 Feb 2013). The 10 best running shoes - sport - The Independent. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-10-best-running-shoes-8492160.html Massey, R. (23 May 2012). Cost of motoring soars above £6,000 for the first time as fuel prices go through the roof. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2148674/Cost-motoring-soars-6-000-year-time-fuel-prices-roof.html 9 10 Roth, J.D. (15 Jun 2011). The costs and savings of bicycle commuting - Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/moneybuilder/2011/06/15/the-costs-and-savings-of-bicycle-commuting/ 11 TripAdvisor. (n.d.). London: public transportation - TripAdvisor. Retrieved 12 November 2013, from http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g186338-s303/London:United-Kingdom:Public.Transportation.html

Product Swap ‘Til You Drop (Infographic)

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Whether you’re saving some cash or saving the planet, finding simple, sensible swaps for your everyday essentials doesn’t have to be a hassle. Here are some easy swaps to keep things economical an...

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