-
You'll be pleased to know that Galtizz is joining us as our second Board Guide.
It is the usual thing to have two Guides on a board and so I am indeed pleased to tell you that Galtizz is able to join us. Please be gentle with Galtizz you lot - newly laid Board Guides are fragile untill they've set properly :) Welcome to Old Style Galtizz
-
How Many Potatoes for Shepherds Pie?
I'm using a recipe from here that just says use Mash. There will be 3/4 servings for the pie. Thanks x
-
Any uses for shredded paper?
My mum bought me a paper shredder last week and i now have tons of shredded paper but cant think what to do with it? We have no small animals so no use for bedding. I dont want to use it for Ebay packages coz at the end of the day, my bank statements and everything are in there. Any ideas? It seems a total waste to put it…
-
Tonight I will be eating....
..a meal I cooked a few weeks ago and froze. Mrs Pal took it out of the freezer to defrost today, ready for when we get home. However I can't decide whether to have rice, pasta or potatoes with it. Does anyone have any ideas of what goes best with "something brown in a blue freezer bag?" Any tips for reheating it or…
-
Celebrations and Gifts Index (trial set-up post)
This post will be an indexed collection of gift ideas, bought and home made, for a number of celebratory events such as Christmas, birthdays, weddings, etc... Larger threads will be indexed with individual gifts itemised to make finding things a little easier, and smaller threads will be listed for readers to browse. Ideas…
-
I've been 'here' 3 weeks and look what I've saved so far!!!
I'd looked at the forum often in the past but didn't feel the need to join in until I had a tax query, the advice given was was my first saving, I can't put a figure on it yet until the returns for this year go in but I'd much rather have it than give it away. The other gems I have picked up include cutting the cleansing…
-
Old Style Chat Tip of the Week
Old style tips are so different to the others I have decided to add a special Old Style (Thrift) Tip of the Week to the Quick Chat Tips in the tip If you have suggestions each week please send something to MSE Andrea martin :D
-
free elastic bands from marigolds!
sorry if this has been posted before, but ive just had a neighbour come round to trade some of their cale they grew for some of my rhubarb from my allotment.. she wet herself laughing when i produced a "elasic band" made from cut up old marigold rubber gloves. I get different sized bands from them small ones from fingers…
-
Permanent marker ink!!!
Does anybody know how to get a red permanent marker stain out of a light blue leather settee? Thanks Alison
-
Old Adages: Money style!
A few have come up in threads recently and I wondered which old adages you were brought up that still ring inside your head and remind you of thrifty ways to behave For example:* Waste not, want not * You can't make a silk purse out a sow's ear * Neither a borrower nor a lender be * Take care of the pennies and the pounds…
-
Vinegar rinse for the dog!
My poor little dog, he started choking with the fumes from the vinegar! I read somewhere that it made a lovely rinse for a dog but didn't say how much so I used half and half. Obviously far too much, my eyes are smarting too. I rinsed him thoroughly with the shower but the bathroom still stinks. Does anyone know what the…
-
Savoury Rhubarb Recipes Wanted
Hello everyone I have loads of rhubarb growing in the garden and I do use it - mainly in pudding recipes. However, I wondered if anyone has any savoury recipes? I have one using pork chops, rhubarb and sherry which is very nice! Thanks in advance ;)
-
New lifestyle- no use-by dates!
Hello to all you Money Saving Experts. I am new here, and my arrival coincides with a major life change. My boyfriend of over 10 years decided to leave in search of a more interesting life. As well as a near death blow to my self-esteem :rolleyes: this has been a bit of a blow to the old finances as well, since my income…
-
Thanks for all your hard work Judi
. . Judi is leaving us as an Old Style Board Guide today There have been some great changes in Old Style recently and all of them have been inspired by Judi who, not just up front where you can all see it, has put in a huge amount of work on behalf of the Old Style Forum and its readers. A lot of work for a busy mum with…
-
Food safety - cooking meat in slow cooker
I'm going to be using my new slow cooker for the first time later this week and as I have lots of sausages in the freezer I thought I'd try Smiley_Mum's sausage and bean casserole. The recipe says to fry the sausages for five minutes to brown them before putting them in the crockpot. If I was to make the casserole on a…
-
Chickens
I read in a new kitchen garden magazine recently that keeping chickens is becoming quite chic, even in towns. But many people go for pedigree chickens that look fancy or have pretty coloured eggs. For money savers old style, chickens would probably be an added boon to resources, after all they lay every day in the summer…
-
Living below your means
Do you live below your means if so how do you do this. Do you cook from scratch, make your own cleaning products, go to more than one supermarket to do your shopping, walk to work. What won't you do. What do your family and friends think? I cannot seem to manage it I avoid spending them somehow the money I saved gets used…
-
Anyone know how
to clean shower curtains?They look kind of rusty at the end bits.Does anyone have any hints please? Thanks
-
Old-Style Interior Design
I was browsing through a few books on 'shabby chic' interior design recently and loved many of the ideas. However, they were all far too expensive for me! One idea particularly caught my eye - beautiful, mis-matched but elegant china pots in the bathroom cabinet for all of those bits & bobs that usually live in scruffy…
-
can we have a challenge on how to make the cheapest cake to feed 6?
can we?I know one which always comes out well and is very versatile
