Bristol Direct Local 22nd - 29th April 2021

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4 Money saving tips for this summer There are some obvious money saving strategies that probably have occurred to you already. For example, you could spend your holiday’s camping in a beautiful camping site instead of visiting a country and staying in a pricey hotel. But there are a variety of smaller-money-saving strategies you can try that will add up, too.

2. Let your laundry dry outside. If you can hang up laundry outside, let the sun and warm summer breeze do the drying for you. You’ll be amazed at how fresh your clothes smell once they’ve baked in the sun for a while. Even if you can’t hang up clothes outside, try using your dryer on a lower heat setting or only partially drying your shirts and letting them air dry the rest of the way.

Summer Saving Tips Stumped for ideas on how to save money when the weather begins to heat up? Here 3.Take advantage of extended evenings. are six low-stress ideas you can use to save Instead of retiring to the couch to stream a money during those warm months of summer: show, use the extended daylight hours to enjoy the great outdoors. You’ll save money 1. Cook outside. Using the oven can create on electricity by not running the electronics a lot of excess heat that has nowhere to go and indoor lights, and get some exercise, too. except in your house. Consider taking meal Use the long days to even engage in some plans to the BBQ to grill outside so that you outdoor exercise such as go for a drive, walkcan keep your cool inside. A bonus: cooking ing the dog. Walk to work or a ride your bike out turns a plain dinner into a fun picnic. instead of driving to the office. The summer weather and the longer daylight are favorable for all these. 6


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