Old style MoneySaving

Welcome to the 4th Grocery Challenge of 2026! As always this challenge is to reduce your own grocery budget to levels that you will be pleased with, not forgetting that we always recommend that you stay inside your own comfort levels and take things gently one step at a time. Remember that this is not a competition....it's…

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i get a monthly donation from a charity and i am on benefits. Do hmrc take the donation into account when working out a repayment plan?

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Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…

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Since being made redundant/retiring, my OH has got into bad habits. Although we have a bean to cup proper coffee machine, he has spent around £150 a month on coffees whenever he's out. Driving to see his mum, ( 11/2 hours each way) he'll get a coffee going up and back ( personally I'd need something stronger, but that's…

Morning all. Just noticed that we hadn't a thread up for today so have started this before heading off to help at the Community Larder. Hope Gers is still asleep in Toronto and everyone else is getting on with their day.

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Hurrah, it's spring! (Okay it's the start of March but we need the spring enthusiasm after that long grey soggy winter) Welcome old and new faces to the Getting OATs (outstanding annoying tasks) Done thread. For spring! 😁 For me, my partner and I are building a modest house and it is a constant source of stress, so my…

Morning all Pinch Punch first of the month.

Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…

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Instant pots are half price right now and I'm tempted but also worrying about whether it will be worth the initial outlay to save energy costs when cooking? Does anyone have one? What types of things do you cook n it? 

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