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Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
there’s a man I watch on YT who made a new kitchen which was very tight for space, he did just that. All the baseboards were drawers with the push to open function. It is a really wasted space. I’m t…11 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I have a vague memory of seeing a photo of ? an iKEA kitchen where there were drawers in the kickboards. It was either in their paper catalogue - remember those? - or in one of those multi-part home …15 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
My storage for such items will be being located under the cupboards by removing the kick boards. There is plenty of space for your hand to gain access that is required. I may decided to put some tins…12 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Which pressure canner are you buying, @dND? I use my 10L pressure cooker, but it only holds 3 jars (at best). It reaches 15lb pressure. Pip11 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Wow! That is quite a marathon of processing/preserving @lurkeralongtime Well done! I’ve had one of those full-on weeks at work, which left me pretty brain dead by the end of each day. Fortunately, I …14 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
I always ask for my receipt and then stand just past the till while I look over it! I'm sure the cashiers think I'm potty, but I have caught one or two things over time. I'm old enough…15 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
used the last of my Easter onions, no special storage just kept on an upturned mushroom crate in an unheated hallway. Saw diesel at over £2 a litre as I drove the other day.That with the predicted 16…16 -
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I ask at the checkout too @PipneyJane - especially for YS'd things, because I hate paying full price for something that someone has deemed only worth 80% or 50% of that cost. Possibly because I …12 -
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not been able to read or post for a long time as my iPad decided it was too old to function properly.Wasnt going to replace it but I discovered knitting machines are quite valuable these days, and I …16 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Some local community groups do Power of Attorney training. I am an unpaid carer for my daughter and was able to access some good information sessions via the local Carer's centre. OH is about to…13
