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Weekly Flylady Thread 1st April 2024
Welcome to the weekly Flylady thread. If you need help organising your week when it comes to housework, or just the motivation to do the dreaded housework tasks you have to do, come and join us, hopefully make it a little easier. You never know, you might start to enjoy it! What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US…
Old Style Daily Sunday 7th April 2024
Good morning, it's fine at the moment here, but I think it might rain, there are clouds coming over. Going to go down to a caravan site near York today, it's nice we were there last year. We packed the van up yesterday, so there's not much to do. Hope everyone has a good day today, take care folks.
Old Style Daily Saturday 06 April
Good morning folks. Once again the wind raged during the night, the clouds are still moving pretty fast across the sky. I’ll be back after a stretch and a coffee.
Purdy & Figg cleaner
Tempted by the promise of cleans everything smear free and leaves your house smelling like a spa but a ridiculous price. Anyone with good chemistry knowledge: could I make my own with:- Isopropyl alcohol essential oil (or zoflora?) white vinegar water? Thanks.
O/S Daily Friday 5th April 2024
Good morning, not too cold here but raining. I've just put a load of washing in, but it'll have to go in the dryer, it's just thin poly cotton so shouldn't take too long. I got through quite a bit of organising yesterday for our caravan holiday, and I've a few household jobs. Yesterday afternoon dh took the caravan out for…
March 2024 Grocery Challenge
Welcome to the third Grocery Challenge of 2024! ******** Please post your budget in BOLD and HEADING 2 ******** If your new month starts early feel free to join this thread, or if you're still working on your February Budget then keep on posting in the February Challenge. As always this challenge is to reduce your own…
Old Style Daily Thursday 04 April 2024
Good morning all. It's bright though cold here, I'm happy for it to stay dry.
Old Style Daily Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Good morning, it's raining here, as usual. Not a lot going on here, I'm meeting a friend for coffee, just in our little town so not far to go. I have washing to do but it'll have to dry inside today. Hope everyone has a good day, take care folks.
Custard powder?
I don’t eat custard very often but do like to keep a tin in for the occasional pudding. I’ve got Asda own brand at the moment and it’s got quite an artificial taste to it. Wondering what anyone can recommend as having a half decent test, and whether this is one of the times when a decent brand is actually worth the money?
Microwave oven - opinions and recommendations?
Morning all, my microwave is on its last legs and I'm considering replacing it with a microwave oven (this is the one that caught my eye) I occasionally need a little extra oven space when cooking for a crowd and until now I've had a remoska, but the quality of the new remoskas aren't what they were and my last couple have…
O//S Daily Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Morning, be back in a minute
Old Style Daily April Fools Day, Monday 1st April
Morning! I guess that change in clocks has caught up with everyone. Hope you all gave a good day & that @dp1 and her family enjoy their London break.
O/S Daily Sunday 31 March 2024
Morning all. Everyone up bright and early because of the clock change, right?!! We have a bit of fog here but I'm hoping it's a heat haze as I'm out walking at 11am and would appreciate some decent weather. Managed to pick up my newish car yesterday and drove it back up the M1. Newer cars seem to have smaller engines these…
Weekly Flylady Thread 25th March 2024
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…
Peg Bag knitting pattern
Anyone have a simple pattern to share with me, please? Much appreciated!
Old Style Daily Saturday 30th March
It's a long time since I started the Daily thread! I'm off to visit a friend on her smallholding later, after pegging the last bits of holiday laundry out to dry in the sun. Hope you all have a good day x
O/S Daily Saturday 30 March 2024
Morning all. Am I the first one up today? I'm up early as I'm awaiting a phone call from the Dealership in St Albans to say the car I paid a deposit on is ready for collection. They wanted to rush it through so that it counts as one of their March sales so had somebody service it yesterday and tidy up a couple of bits on…
Old Style Daily Good Friday 29 March 2024
Good morning all. Coffee time first.
O/S Daily Thursday 28th March 2024
Morning, just off to make coffee, back soon.
OS Daily Tuesday 26th March 2024
Good morning, would you believe it, it's raining here, as it did yesterday. So depressing, all this rain. Glad you managed the bereavement café Silver Oldie, I hope it helps a bit. Yesterday was ok, visited my elderly friend, did some shopping, tidied up Same old same old really. I need to go to a nearby shopping centre…

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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payments this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Which NatWest and RBS branches are closing from 2025? Here's the full list – and banking alternatives
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which are both part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 108 of their bank branches in 2025 and beyond, after the Group announced a further 52 NatWest closures.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
Winter Fuel Payments will be reinstated to all pensioners in England and Wales this winter – but will be clawed back automatically from those earning over £35,000 a year, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis.
Car finance mis-selling update: regulator prepares for compensation scheme – and warns against using claims firms
Payouts for mis-sold car finance could be another step closer as the financial regulator has set out the factors it will consider if it were to introduce an industry-wide redress scheme – though we won't know more about how this will work until after a key Supreme Court decision expected in July. In the meantime, the regulator has warned that you DON'T need to sign up with a claims firm to be included.
Winter Fuel Payments to be extended to pensioners earning £35,000 or less – here's what we know so far
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to all pensioners with incomes of £35,000 or less this winter, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up.
Winter Fuel Payments extension confirmed for this winter – watch Martin Lewis' instant response and his message to the Chancellor
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter – though not to everyone – the Chancellor has today confirmed. However, exact details of who will now qualify still remain scant. Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis give his instant response, as well as his key message for Rachel Reeves.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account in June or July as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Forced onto a prepay energy meter? You may be due money back as 10,000s to be compensated
If you had an energy prepayment meter forcibly installed or your smart meter was remotely switched to prepay mode without your permission, you could be entitled to compensation of up to £1,000 and may even be eligible to have your energy debts written off.

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