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July 2026 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the 7th Grocery Challenge of 2026! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's…
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2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
To use Guineapigsqueaks/Sa1sysoo words “A new thread for declutterbugs in (2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025) 2026!" My 2025 has been another washout on the decluttering & decorating fronts as my Decluttering Mojo went ‘walkabout’ presumably as a reminder that I should Plan Ahead 😔 A better year…
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Old Style Weight Loss Challenge- 3rd Quarter 2026
Hi All Welcome to the 3rd quarter Old Style Weight Loss thread for 2026. Please feel free to start posting your weight loss goals for the next challenge which will run from the 1st July until the 30th September. You do not have to submit a loss or gain for the first week as it's our starting week, you can post your first…
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2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Welcome to the all new 2026 Frugal Living Challenge Challenge yourself to live a frugal lifestyle so you can afford the freedom to enjoy life. This is about household budgeting, simple living and being creative with your money. Frugality can be a fabulous lifestyle choice for debtbusting, boosting savings or investing in…
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New to the Old Style MoneySaving board? Start here
💬 Some classic Old Style threads * Share your charity shop bargains * Cooking for one * Meal plan thread * Sneaky Ways to Save the Pennies and Lots more Sneaky Ways to Save the Pennies * Vinegar - 1001 uses! * The Old Style Starter Pack * What are you making for dinner? * Reverse meal planning Plus keep an eye on the…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 07 July 2026
Morning everyone.
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Removing yoghurt smell from carpet
I haven't been able to find a thread, although I bet there is one … I spilt a yoghurt drink on the floor the other day. Carpet - not a very good or fluffy one. Scraped it up, wet it, sponged it to lift moisture, sprayed it with Febreze. Next day, smell remains - doesn't help that it's 30+ out there and not much cooler…
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Cooking for one (Mark Three)
Welcome to Cooking one (Mark Three), time to get a shiny new thread up and running. The link to "Cooking for one (Mark Two)" can be found here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/73708876#Comment_73708876 Cooking For One 13th Jan 17 at 7:32 PM Hi, newbie poster though long time lurker trying to adjust…
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Make Do, Mend & Minimise
With the cost of living showing little sign of easing soon, I thought I'd start a new thread for this. I'm sure many of us are trying to be as environmentally friendly as we can be as well as stretching our budgets as far as we can. I'm putting together a To Do list towards this end and will publish any achievements as and…
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2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
(The Fashion On The Ration Challenge is about restraining our shopping impulses and buying the clothing we need as well as what we want. As @Laura_Elsewhere said "If this group is about anything, it's about understanding how we buy and what we buy and when we buy...". After some discussion, it was agreed that the 2026…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6th July 2026
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
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Summertime 2026
Welcome back or aboard to our seasonal thread where we encourage each other to smash our OATs (Outstanding Annoying Tasks) or in my case show off about doing the really most minor things 😁 This is a big summer for me with finishing our build, packing up the flat, and moving to a new place and area so I will mostly be…
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Old Style Daily Monday 06 July 2026
Good morning.
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The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
It is probably time to have a new thread for this. What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze? I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
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5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Ok I'm diving in as I've noticed several of us have lost posts we thought had posted, and there now seems to be a serious risk of losing the whole thread. So thanks for the heads up Karcher. (and i sympathise Frith - i too like to nip back) I've revisited the first thread of our part 2, posted 28th October 2009. It said:…
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Cash for the remote elderly and vulnerable
My mother is aged 94, just giving up driving and living a long way from family. We have regular video calls and telephone calls with her through Facebook Portal. We can order food through Tesco's online portal or other supermarket portals. How can we order cash deliveries to her door, so that she can pay her visiting hair…
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Stinky Carpet
Hi, my Aircon has leaked and dumped a lot of water on a shag pile in my bedroom. The dampness seems to have released the most appalling smell. I've tried sprinkling baking soda and the commercial variants of it with scent to dry it out then vacuuming it, but it's not reduced the smell much, just created another smell…
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June 2026 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the 6th Grocery Challenge of 2026! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 29 June 2026
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
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26 for 2026
It’s that time again! As we wrap up one year and get ready to step into the next, the 26 for 2026 Challenge is officially open (and no I'm not using this as a way to procrastinate over my current 25 for 2025 list 🫣) If you fancy a bit of motivation, reflection, or just a fun way to track your year, come and join in. If…
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O/S Daily Sunday July 5 2026
Good morning all.
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Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!
In response to the cry for a shiny new thread for 2026, its time to start listing our chazzer finds! Last year I took a 3-month detox until the end of March, which I thought would have cured me of my lust for a bargain....but I fear I more than made up for it in the following 9 months of the year! So I now find myself…
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Preparing for Winter V
Official MoneySavingExpert.com Insert: If you've come through to this discussion from this week's email, welcome to the MSE Forum. You've joined our Old Style MoneySaving forumites chatting about how to prepare for winter. Read below, read the last few pages of the discussion to see their most recent posts and click…
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Nubuck cleaning
I've an old pair of Timberland boots the yellow ones. I'm reluctant to pay the silly price for the recommended soap and brush kit to remove scuffs etc. Any cheap home remedy suggestions? Tks
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 01 July 2026
Pinch punch, first of the month.
