We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Best Of
-
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
saw this in my Mr L app just now - might be of use? My stick blender came from there about 12 years ago (just used it for soup and marvelled that it’s still going)5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
My go to for cheap small electrical appliances is usually @rgos. Got one of those nearby? KK5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Good Morning MFW'rs Washing load (general clothes) are pegged out. Shopping done. Went to Al's, Lil's and Sains. Total spend was £28.75, but that hasn't been the only grocery spen…5 -
Re: Prepping: the new world...
We have a very old fashioned tin opener that has a hook on for bottle opening - that's also great for breaking the vacuum on over-tightened jars. Hook the tip under the lid in the gap between th…6 -
Re: Prepping: the new world...
I find a damp cloth helps get a grip to open bottle tops, and I pour hot water over the jam jar lid to make it expand, to help remove it. Any medicine pots that need to be squeezed are pushed down on…6 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
Brilliant storage solution GP - all the 'best' organizers say to start with what you have so you are in good company! We are a household of reused glass jars - a whole matching set of DE in…5 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
loving that colour Vulpix and the rabbit thrown. Very little done over the weekend and I was annoyed by a telephone conversation with elderly friend so stepped back for a few days, she didn't ap…15 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
if you have a MrM near you they are offering free breakfasts in school hols. It was in Martin's missive this week - mini box of cereal and a piece of fruit for all the family. You could add in a…5 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
You would be surprised what they can tell you at those high st tests. Mine knew immediately that my hearing loss was caused by damage from ear infections as a child. Actually tonsilitis that spread t…5 -
Re: Escape to the country & living off savings
I too do my CT in 10 months not 12. That is because Feb & march are expensive months for me including TV licence which they reinstated for over 75s the year I cancelled my DD. The nasty letter wa…5
