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Best way to stop furniture getting "sticky"
Such as plastic or leather? I have a massage chair though not sure if its plastic of leather and it can get sticky lets say I sit on it in morning without my dressing gown on and just my pyjama bottoms, its a sticky sensation like sweat Did try wiping it down with hot water which helped a tiny bit but the water itself…
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£365 a year challenge
Moved house late last year and was actually shocked at the amount of household items i had stashed ,even after throwing loads away i have several years worth of certain products (where dates don't matter so much) So this year i aim to try and live on an average of £1 a day for all food, household items such as cleaning…
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Biscuits - Best Before Date
Was doing my normal post Christmas/New Year clean out when I discovered an unopened box of M&S Belgian Collection biscuits the inner wrapper is still in place, the Best Before date was May 17. As that’s only a Best Before date I’m wondering if the biscuits are still OK to eat ?
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Marmalade?
Anyone making Marmalade this season? Was thinking of giving it ago.
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 3rd January
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. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Help! My home is freezing cold
I’m in need of some OS help this evening! Situation: it’s a mild 9°C outside, my heating has been on all day and jacked up to 25° as soon as darkness fell. The house - and large-ish living room in particular - feels absolutely freezing. Current remedy: new electric fire dragged in from my library on full blast and has only…
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2018 Fashion on the Ration challenge
Based on the original 1941 Clothing Rations, I've decided to a "Fashion on the Ration" challenge for 2018. Since I already have an overflowing wardrobe and a yarn stash approaching SABLE*, my aim is to shop more thoughtfully. Any money saved will be a bonus. Would you like to join me? The original ration was 66 coupons.…
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Puff pastry (defrosted) - how long will it keep in the fridge?
Hello everybody, I know it's a bit cheeky to have my first post be a question but I'm really stumped on this one. I defrosted some puff pastry for a steak pie yesterday and only used half the block. The rest is in the fridge. I want to use it for chicken pie in a day or two. So, how long will it keep in the fridge? Also,…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 2 January 2018
O/S Daily Tuesday 2nd January 2018 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. Everyone’s welcome,…
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Red reminder letters
My sister always used to wait for the red letter. I have liked to pay on time, but now things are online, is there any need to pay on-time? My TV license was due on 31 Dec, last you I paid it in February, when my car tax is due, I may wait a few weeks. Bills not being paid on time must cost Government lots of money. How…
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Make do, Mend and Minimise in 2018
Happy New Year and welcome to the 2018 Make do, Mend and Minimise thread :D I love reading everyone's frugal tales and inventive ways of making do and can't wait to see what 2018 brings.
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Spending Less in 2018 Diary
Hello all I'm normally found hanging around in the Mortgage Free Wanabe board, but now I have no mortgage, I've decided to camp out somewhere else. I've decided I spend too much money on rubbish, too much money on tasteless fatty food at the work canteen, and too much money on fuel So for 2018, I've decided I'm going to…
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Parsnips, parsnips and yet more parsnips........ ideas please
I have around 12kg of parsnips and luckily a large freezer. I love curried parsnip soup so making large batch. Also going to try honey roasted. Not sure if I can freeze these with honey glaze on but uncooked? Anyone have any other ideas or recipes that you love please
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The Bookworm’s Thread 2018
Welcome to 2018 friends and fellow lovers of literature, and year 3 of the MSE Bookworm's Thread. Same principals as the 2016 and 2017 threads, which can be found here, rate it and recommend it if you can. All tastes and genres are welcome. The more we know about the book, the better! Last year 55 of the 60 books I read…
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O/S Daily Monday 1st January 2018
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. Everyone’s welcome, please do come in, put your feet…
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Happy new year to all the 'old stylers' out there
Happy new year to you all:beer: May 2018 be peaceful, stress free and bring you all the happiness in the world XXX
