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Make Do, Mend & Minimise
With the cost of living showing little sign of easing soon, I thought I'd start a new thread for this. I'm sure many of us are trying to be as environmentally friendly as we can be as well as stretching our budgets as far as we can. I'm putting together a To Do list towards this end and will publish any achievements as and…
Old Style Daily Wednesday 06 May 2026
Good morning all.
O/S Daily Tuesday May 05 2026
Good morning.
Old Style Daily Monday 04 May 2026
Morning all.
Old Style Daily Sunday 03 May 2026
Morning all.
Instant pot is it worth it?
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?
Reverse Meal Planning
Not sure if many of you will have tried the reverse-meal plan idea. Rather than buying all the ingredients you need to support your meal-plan, you look at your fridge, freezer and store-cupboard and meal plan from that, minimising what you shop for. Based initially on the fresh produce that would be wasted if it is not…
O/S Daily Saturday May 02 2026
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Old Style Daily Friday 01 May 2026
Good morning- pinch, punch, first of the month.
Hot water bottle alternatives
I need a hot water bottle for health problems but they leak sooner or later and are a pain - what alternatives can people suggest?
Frying pan advice
Im looking for advice on frying pans please, which is the best bang for buck, not wanting to spend much, no more than £100. Thanks for your advice.
O/S Daily Thursday April 30 2026
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 29 April 2026
It's a lovely, if a tad cold, morning.
Jam
I'm an experienced jam maker but with jams made with citrus peel (I like jams with tang) either fine shred or sliced the peel is invariably tough and unpleasant though the taste is good. I've tried a bit of overnight soaking but seems to make little difference. Anyone got a good method to make the peel intact but softish I…
Old Style Daily Tuesday 28 April 2026
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OS daily Monday 27th April
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Weekly Flylady Thread 20th April 2026
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…
Old Style Daily Sunday 26 April 2026
The sun is saying good morning.
Old Style Daily Saturday 25 April 2026
The cuckoo and swallow had me at the bedroom window for too long this morning.
The Second Purse Thread
Hello everyone, I’ve been thinking of reviving the Second Purse Challenge
for a while and a post by @Frugalistamama spurred me on. For those who don’t know about this way of grocery budgeting,
I’ve linked the original posting by @Mothership below. I intend to set aside £30 of my monthly food budget to look
for bargains to…
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