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Maternity pay survival tips!
Hello, I follow this forum all the time..take away many money saving tips!! What's everyone's best maternity -maternity pay tips! Especially when on stat pay or even nill pay. I already find it hard not to go places & spend money! How can I stop? I've been mass buying staple bits for the kitchen as well.. Any tips?
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Brits: Are we frugal or just tight?
How far do you go to save money? The 'tight tactics' employed by money-saving Britain according to Yahoo - admittedly nothing compared to what I've seen on some threads on this board! I score a pitiful 13/29 :o
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Wisdom Tooth Ache
My wisdom teeth have been slowly coming through for a couple of years now and every so often the ache is really sore in my jaw. I've been taking Paracetamol or Ibuprofen, but I was wondering if there were any home remedies for the pain? Thanks!
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What did you do before there was tv, computers, central heating, supermarkets, etc
Hi all, I would really love to write a book about old traditions in Britain and how people used to live before the world went technology mad. What are your memories. If you wouldn't like your post to be in the book please say at the end of your post and I'll make sure it isn't included. I think it's important to remember…
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Quick jam storage question please?
I am hoping to make some blackberries jam today. The only jars i have are coffee jars. These have been wash well and will be sterilised in the oven. The lids are glass, push in the jar type. Are these ok to use? Or do I need wax discs?
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Cheap and effective way to heal blisters quicker
Hi all, I was wondering if anybody had any home remedies for blisters, which will make them heal faster. My poor feet are sore as I went to a PYO yesterday but wore my trainers which had just been washed and were therefore slightly tight! I can't afford to buy those Compeed blister plasters but am hoping there's something…
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Paper bags needed
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Monday 19th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 19th August. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 19th August 2013
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week or getting motivated when it comes to housework then come and join us. Thank you to Dusty for last weeks thread Still going with the new style this week, which works on how much time and motivation you have. The idea is that even if you are really…
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Meal plans w/b 19th August
New thread :D Here's mine: Monday - Mushroom rice balls, coconut curry dip & salad Tuesday - Mushroom stroganoff, rice, salad Wednesday - Carrot Dhal, rice & hm naan Thusday - Falafel, hm pita, yoghurt, salad, potato wedges Friday - Spinach and lemon risotto with mixed seeds and pepper broth Saturday - Garlic flat bread,…
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Vegetarian Sunday Dinner Ideas
I'd love some veggies ideas to go with sunday roast vegetables and yorkies. I can't eat any faux meat including sausages (they contain wheat and I'm allergic) unless it's home made, which means I need to think outside the box a bit more. It'd be cooking for me and (also veggie) dh.
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help, there was a post one one of the threads, and i cant remember where it is
:o :o:o:o:o:o sorry:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o there was some posts where a poster was taking their surplus fruit/veg into a shop and getting 'credit' for them to spend back in the shop. This poster also posted a link to a similar sort of scheme??? and now I cant remember what thread it was in... and I really wanted to find out more…
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distilled water alternatives
I live in a very hard water area and have just purchased a steam cleaner. Reading the reviews it seems they don't last long in hard water areas therefore I can't use tap water. I don't know where to get distilled water from and its probably expensive for the amount I will get through. Can I use bottled or filter water? The…
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O/S Daily Sunday 18th August
Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 18th August. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything Old Style and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what Old Style things we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already.…
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Tea stain on a cream carpet
Hi, can anyone advise me please? I have a deep pile bedroom carpet stained with tea. It isn't wool. The manufacturer suggested using dilute bleach. This got rid of the smell but the stain remains. I've tried a couple of products that didn't work either. Any other ideas would be appreciated please
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habanero chillis
I have a fairly large amount of Habanero chillis grown from seed. According to the net they are very hot. Any ideas what I can do with them? can you dry them or decorations or to keep.
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1920s Dinner Party Ideas
Hi all :) It's not really a thrift topic, but I know a lot of people on OS know their food so I thought I might be able to get some good ideas going here. On the 26th we dh and I are throwing a roaring 20s themed dinner party for a few friends - including fancy dress :p . My dinner parties are often considered 'fancy' by…
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Jo malones new company jo loves refuse to accpet damage!! Please help
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Washing machine question
Hi, I didn't know where to put this so thought I'd try Old Style as I've seen lots of laundry tips on here! My new place has electric heating (storage heaters), electric oven and an electric shower, so no boiler. There's an immersion heater for hot water. When using the washing machine, do I need to put the immersion…
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Do you keep your shopping receipts?
The reason I ask is because yesterday I spent over 2 hours looking through over 3 years of shopping receipts!:o I kept them for all sorts of reasons. 1) I wanted to list the actual money I had spent on all my food bills, so I could work out how much I was spending each month on food and other items (never happened):( 2) So…
