Money's a bit tight this summer so I've set myself what I call the bog roll challenge!
It's a simple challenge - trying to get through summer without buying any more bog roll...
I mean it's quite expensive for what is, after all: paper you wipe your arse with.
Not all bog rolls are equal and I think it's false economy to buy the cheapest... Tescos do these for around £0.75 a roll or £0.16 for 100 sheets - but honestly I've never heard of anyone using just one single sheet of bog roll.
I figure I get through around 2 rolls a month, so that's £1.50 a month which is actually 0.1% of my basic needs! 1/1000 of roughly what I need every month.
So it's a sliver rather than a chunk but a slither done the less!
The fat wedge savings strategy...
While I'd rather have fat wedges of cash I'm settling this summer for accumulating fat wedges of bog roll....
Basically every time I go for a piss in an institutional toilet I pocket a fat wedge of bog roll for later use at home.
I wear cargo trousers as standard and side pockets are perfect for this.
And essentially bog roll is provided for free for institutional attendees so I think this is fair enough.
It's a bit annoying having to unfold the wedges for use at home but worth it to save myself 0.15% of my monthly outgoings!
Not too much of a pain in the ass!
If I can just find another 5 replacements like this of equal value I'm up to 1% of my income saved which is the interim goal!
Noice!