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It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?
It suddenly feels that the everyday things in life are getting very expensive...it's costing a small fortune to live a no-frills existence these days. What have you had to think twice about buying / reduce consumption of / or cut out altogether?
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Old Style Daily Saturday 23 December 2023
It's probably raining outside, too early to see. I'll be back.
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Can you freeze bought custard?
Friend is dropping me off some shop bought custard on last date. Has anyone tried freezing this for later use? Wondering if it separated I could bring it back with the blender? Will it lose thickness?
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Any coffee grinder recommendations?
Looking for an electric coffee grinder for the kitchen which could also mill the occasional batch of herbs/spices. Can anyone suggest from experience a reasonably priced model which hasn't packed up just after the warranty expiry?
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O/S Daily Friday 22 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, and blustery. Dinner last night was fish, chips and beans/veg. Loads to do today. Keep safe and well x nmlc x
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Christmas veg ideas for the freezer
January is a long cold month already but with all the cheap veg in the supermarkets I’m trying to make the most of it by making food for the freezer. So far it’s been mostly soups a bit I thought we could share some ideas to make the most of the cheap food and stock up the freezer. * Soup ( millions of variants!!) *…
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O/S Daily Thursday 21 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, windy and blustery start to the day, hoping for a dry day. Dinner last night was chicken, mash, veg and gravy. Tonight I'm not sure. Keep safe and well x…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 20 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, air feels cool, but dry and cloudy day forecast. Dinner was use up of bits, not sure what we're having today. Work for half a day but have several jobs to…
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O/S Daily Tuesday 19 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, raining steadily so wet underfoot with laying water again. Dinner last night was gammon, egg and chips. Tonight will be the LO gammon, jacket potato and…
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Should I Buy a Food Processor?
I have some gift card money and I am thinking of buying a food processor. I have never had one before. I am disabled and standing for long periods to cook is difficult, so I thought maybe a food processor would speed things up and allow me to cook more fresh and healthy food, cheaply and quickly, as I often buy ready…
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First the expensive butter....
I noticed a month or two back that the 'premium' butters had reduced their pack size to 200g from 250g. Husband went to get lard yesterday to make pastry for mince pies. When he got back home the shopping was on the counter. I moved the lard and thought 'that feels light!'. I checked and Morrisons cheapo lard is now 200g!…
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O/S Daily Monday 18 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment and drier underfoot. Food yesterday was chicken with rice and pasta. Tonight will be gammon, egg and chips. Back to work today.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 11th December 2023
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 task
easier and quicker. We also…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 17 December 2023
High winds have been gusting off the sea all night, battering the house and disturbing my sleep. The amber weather warning came to nothing yesterday though I suspect it'll hit today. I'm off for a coffee.
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big shop every two weeks for £50, then just buy essentials the week in-between?
I'm trying to cut my food costs down to £30 a week (Just for food) I know I can easily live off £30 a week, I'm thinking about doing a big £50 shop from Morrisons every 2 weeks for delivery, buying 4 breaded cod, 4 small meat pies, 4 chicken Kievs, whole chicken, Fajita ready meal box,500g mince, hotdogs, 8 in a jar (2…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 16 December 2023
Morning from rainy Glasgow. I'm going to be heading home shortly so will post again later.
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O/S Daily Friday 15 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…
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O/S Daily Thursday 14 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…
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Making Christmas dinner for the first time - any tips?
As you may have seen on MSE's social channels, MSE Rebecca is cooking Christmas dinner for the first time this year! 🎄 So Forumites, do you have any top tips for her, and how she can keep it MoneySaving?
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O/S Daily Wednesday 13 December 2023
Morning Hugs to those that want/need them, those who are poorly and those who are looking after a poorly person x Happy birthday to those with a birthday x Still dark, not raining at the moment although loads of laying water after the heavy rain over the past few days. Forecast is for some drier weather over the coming…