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Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 5th May 2025

ionafan

7 May at 9:41AM

Morning all. Hope everyone's well and enjoying the sunshine. I am having an unblocking day - first the toaster (a big crumb), and then the flexible nozzle of the old Dy$0n which had been rattling lik…

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Re: May 2025 Grocery Challenge

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7 May at 7:10AM

spent £15 yesterday in b and m, poundland and morrisons. all reduced items. so, £98/£200 so far. hoping for olio to come up in next few days. ive been very creative with our meals this week and weird…

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Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"

Alnat1

7 May at 8:46PM

No calculator needed today 4 O's.

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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 08 May 2025

Gers

8 May at 7:24AM

Perhaps the sun will heat up enough to be enjoyable. The nippy wee wind is still lingering around here so no chance of sitting out yet.Yesterday was another five hour exam session for a student with …

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Re: Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)

2Scratters

3 May at 6:48PM

Make do - a recent visit up into the loft to move some things around and find some summer clothes to swap around. I came a pair of jeans that looked familiar, it turns out I already have a pair in us…

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Re: Old Style Daily Thursday 08 May 2025

camelot1001

8 May at 7:05AM

Morning All Bright and sunny, I could really get used to this! Washing on the line and the greenhouse opened. I had a lovely afternoon yesterday, met up with some friends and we had afternoon tea in …

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Re: Milann’s mutterings through retirement

milann

4 May at 8:48PM

I find I’m not shopping as much at all since I got rid of my car. I used to regularly pop into different shops for various offers. That said I still have a fairly full freezer as since Dh finished wo…

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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread

Section62

2 May at 9:23AM

A great way of helping to prevent people being scammed.... if an endless loop means you can't log in then you can't transfer your life savings to that Nigerian Prince. Job done. I'm not getting the …

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Re: Milann’s mutterings through retirement

milann

27 April at 8:05PM

We went out last night using the vouchers I’d bought ds and Dh for Christmas. I just had myself to pay for. It’s a restaurant that does a 6 course tasting menu and the theme is changed every 6 weeks.…

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Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 5th May 2025

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