![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-uks-most-extreme-super-scrimper-and-reuse-mouthwash/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/comp-skc-clare-op.jpg&description=AFTER brushing her teeth in the morning, busy mum Clare Brooke spits out the foamy toothpaste before quickly swilling a cap of minty mouthwash. However, rather than spitting it into the sink, she then carefully decants the swilled wash back into another bottle - to reuse later that night. Clare reuses her mouthwash several times to really get her money's worthCredit: Clare Brooke / Diary of A Fat Girl Because, while most of us are keen to do what we can to cut costs, mum-of-two Clare takes it to a whole new level - reusing her mouthwash and even collecting dryer lint to use instead of cotton pads. The 43-year-old is proud to be one of Britain's most extreme super scrimpers - and says while other people may find her techniques "gross or disgusting", she isn't fussed by what other people think. Determined to be able to spoil the kids amid the cost of living crisis, she says: "I'm proud I am a super scrimper, and if reusing mouthwash or re-purposing dryer lint helps I'll do it and I don't care what anyone thinks." Admin worker Clare - who lives in Leeds in a three-bed house with her two kids, 14 and 10, and her delivery driver husband - says rising gas and electric bills and grocery prices have turned her into a "cheapskate frugalista". The mum-of-two creates her own cotton pads out of lint, which she uses to remove nail varnishCredit: Clare Brooke / Diary of A Fat Girl In total, she says all her unusual methods are paying off - as she believes she is saving up to £160 a month in total. Growing up, Clare was always taught to be careful with money, haggle for better prices and buy in bulk to cut costs by her father. She says: 'Watching my budget and getting discounts has always been part of my life. Now I'm trying even the most extreme methods to save cash. "I 'm determined to do whatever I can to save even a couple of pennies to be able to pay the gas and heating bill and spoil the family at Christmas." Fighting tooth and nail After noticing the weekly food shop had in){kind=link}
AFTER brushing her teeth in the morning, busy mum Clare Brooke spits out the foamy toothpaste before quickly swilling a cap of minty mouthwash.
However, rather than spitting it into the sink, she then carefully decants the swilled wash back into another bottle – to reuse later that night.
Because, while most of us are keen to do what we can to cut costs, mum-of-two Clare takes it to a whole new level – reusing her mouthwash and even collecting dryer lint to use instead of cotton pads.
The 43-year-old is proud to be one of Britain’s most extreme super scrimpers – and says while other people may find her techniques “gross or disgusting”, she isn’t fussed by what other people think.
Determined to be able to spoil the kids amid the cost of living crisis, she says: “I’m proud I am a super scrimper, and if reusing mouthwash or re-purposing dryer lint helps I’ll do it and I don’t care what anyone thinks.”