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New Challange : Don't spend for a Week!
Due to some rather unexpected & urgent car repairs we need to find £400 next week. As the car was only serviced last month we are going to struggle to find this money in our usual budget. OK, our savings can take the hit but we want to try & recoup as much as possible. We are on annual leave next week & were planning on a…
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time management
time is money as they say, and whilst im good with the pennies, im not so good with the seconds (or even the hours :eek: ), so im looking to you guys for help. my problem is that as a virgo, i am fastidious about things being a certain way, in particular with things having to lok neat and tidy. as a typical virgo, im also…
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Coronation sauce?
Does anyone have a low fat recipe for coronation sauce? I used to made a high fat one years ago, but can't remember what I used to put in it now. I do miss it. Heinz did one for some time, but discontinued it about 2 yrs ago. Then again, even that wasn't low fat. LL
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Help My Dishwasher Is Not Cleaning Properly!!
Hi Again My dishwasher is driving me mad :mad: Basically when I get items after they have been washed, they are streaked and marked..especially glasses and coffee/tea mugs. I use a 3 in 1 tablet and added dishwasher salt a few weeks ago. Is there anyway i can clean the dishwasher and give it a new lease of life??? Do I…
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Savoury Crumble (to help friend convert to MSE!)
I'm slowly converting my friend - tonight for tea she's got homemade soup, homemade bread and homemade apple crumble. Worked out about £2.50 for dinner/pud to feed 6. She's well chuffed... but still won't come on here! Says she's too shy and wouldn't know what to say! Now, her hubby did a garlic and herb loaf and decided…
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I spent £70 on a joint of beef...
..managed to get 25 meal "servings" out of it, and about three litres of beef stock. All sirloin and fillet steak. Tasted fantastic, but probably not a great moneysaving tip... I'll get me coat.
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Double Duty
Insert From Martin: THE GREAT 'DOUBLE-USE' HUNT! Marketeers love to make us buy as many things as we can, yet there's always other uses. I often said use a credit card for a loan and the Old Stylers (read below) say 'use exfoliating body gloves for cleaning the shower'. So I thought I'd ask MoneySavers for their double-use…
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In my slow cooker today...
Carribean chicken and it smells gorgeous. Can post the recipe if anyone needs it but its the one in the MR instruction book that comes with the slow cooker. What would you serve with it, rice?
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spreadsheets to manage outgoings?
i know this has been done before :o but i am a bit of a novice with technology [ie spreadsheets] so currently use a bit of paper to work out my outgoings :eek: would anyone care to tell me exactly how to set one up and manage it? It would need to be in words of one syllable tho......
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Store Cupboard Ingredients
am just doing a list of all the food we have in [OMG how much stuff is there when you write it all down!] and am gonna do a menu for the week based on what we have lurking in the freezer etc. but i was wondering - what do you keep in that is useful to you with preparing your food? just so that i can add things to my…
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T-shirts shrinking!
Why do my t-shirts shrink when they are washed? They dont shrink by much but a little so you can notice it, and its not all my t-shirts either. Any reasons for this? Thanks
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What to do with giblets
can I do anything with the giblets of a chicken other than boil them up and give them to the cat?
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Help! I've just ruined my new Nubuck boots....
I bought a lovely pair of Barratts Nubuck Tan boots and wore them once. (sprayed them with the Barratts protector first). Unfortunately I got them a little bit dirty. Actually a couple of scuffs that didn't look too bad. So I bought a "neutral suede and nubuck cleaner and restorer" and followed the directions. And it…
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Cheese and bacon savouries
Does anyone have a recipe for a Cheese and bacon savoury or know where i can buy them from ready to put in the oven? It is basically pastry with bacon and cheese on top and some pastry folded over the top again. A bakery called Forfars sell them so im not sure if you have one near you but they are very nice. Thanks
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Cleaning White Shirts
I was wondering if anyone knew how i can get stains out of my white t-shirts, they are the real madrid and england football shirts, they both have greasy looking stains on them from some kind of cream i think. I washed them normally but it never goes, not sure if something like vanish will work? Also is it too late to get…
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Leftovers - What Leftovers?
It's all very well planning meals around leftovers (I was going to do something with the remainder of the brisket, stock and veggies that I cooked earlier). Unfortunately they have attacked it like a pack of ravenous wolves, like Oliver Twist everybody wanted more!! Now there are no leftovers and I have to plan something…
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No wheat!!
Hi everyone, You'll have to bear with me but this is my first time of posting anything on this site. I think all of you are an inspiration and on that note can you inspire me? :confused: After a visit to the doctor I've been advised to give up wheat for a while. I just love pasta and home made bread,so this news is PANTS!…
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Want to start money saving but where to start?
I really want to start money saving properly but i dont really know where to start. Me and OH already do a budget every month as he is on low wages but i tend to wander off course and end up going over the budget and having to fiddle it to make ends meet. One thing that will help though is that OH has just passed driving…
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Breakfast Cereals
I'm looking for a cheap but healthy breakfast cereal because I go through the stuff so quickly. I currently eat Shredded Wheat because it seems to be the healthiest cereal but at £1.98 a box which only lasts a week, it's a bit expensive. I'd love to buy a big bag of muesli but the trouble is the sodium and/or sugar content…
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Cleaning white trainers
I have a pair of trainers that are the puma soft material ones that do up with a velcro strip. They are so comfy & certainly not past it yet, but the material has got quite discoloured. I'm thinking of putting them in the washing machine for a spruce up, but remember doing this years before with a different pair - they…
