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Any old style tips for newly single older vegetarian lady
So this year I've gone from having a very decent standard of living in a married couple, to being single for the first time in about 40 years and need to make some big adjustments in lifestyle. I've always enjoyed being thrifty so I need to rediscover those traits. I've recently moved into an all electric flat, and have…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 12 January 2025
Morning all.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 6th January 2025
FIRST FULL THREAD
OF 2025 We often see new flyers (gents welcome!) around this time
of year so please don't worry if you feel you cannot keep up. Similarly
if your house has been neglected it won't be turned around in a day - but if
you stay you will get into some good habits which do help! Happy flying. Thank you, Valli,…
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O/S Daily Sunday 12th January 2025
Good morning, just starting off.
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Old Style Daily Saturday 11 January 2025
Morning all.
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How long to leave hot food out before putting in the fridge?
A long title I know. I am slightly confused by it as I use to leave it out until it was cold. But I have become a lot more concerned about it recently. I have searched for it on line and it says anything from you can leave stuff out for over an hour or put in straight away and the rise in temp is ok. Yesterday I cooked a…
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Preparing for Winter V
Official MoneySavingExpert.com Insert: If you've come through to this discussion from this week's email, welcome to the MSE Forum. You've joined our Old Style MoneySaving forumites chatting about how to prepare for winter. Read below, read the last few pages of the discussion to see their most recent posts and click…
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Language-learners' chat
A thread for people learning a language or several. Truly MSE as many apps are available free. Are you using language-teaching apps such as Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Drops... lots of others are available, these are just apps I use or know of. Are you working from a book, making friends with a native speaker, something else?…
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Old Style Daily Friday 10 January 2025
Brrr, it's another chilly start.
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Thriving not just surviving in 2025
I’m a long time lurker on here returned last year after a fair few years away, new account new me. the last time I was a member I was married, 3 kids, dogs cats and struggling, I'm returning, working on getting a divorced, adult kids and grandbabies, life has moved on and I'm now living in my mothers old house sharing with…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 09 January 2025
Good morning everyone.
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Slow Living - Doing It Old Style!
It's a bit early to be starting this thread but it's the last day of 2023 that I will have the time so I'm doing it now! I have decided that 2024 is going to be the opportunity to put into practice all the things that I have thought about, wanted to do and dabbled with in 2023. I have a few diaries on the forum which touch…
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Housekeeping Supplies
So I was about to do my carpets and realised I've ran out of carpet deodoriser and air freshener. I searched but couldn't find any posts on whether it's more economical to make my own, or buy from the shop. I realise it's maybe a bit looking after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Does anyone have any…
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O/S Daily Wednesday 8th January 2025
Good morning, it's a dry, frosty start this morning. Going out this morning to meet someone that I used to work with, we'll meet at one of the coffee shops here, so can just walk there. Not much else going on today except the usual household stuff. Hope our coughers and sneezers are feeling better. Thoughts to those who…
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Adulting my way into 2025!
I've been around on these boards for a number of years now, and still I'm struggling to get my act together :D I guess I'm realising I'm not very good at keeping myself accountable, so I'm hoping you'll let me have this (almost) diary here so I can check in with what I've managed to achieve. At almost 40, I need some…
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O/S WOMBLING, Road Coinage, Skips, Roadside 'finds' etc
Okay Confess.......... Who has benefited from people having clear outs. I will begin with my 'finds'.......... A perfect lamp A wooden stool about a foot high. Perfect for me as I am challenged height wise. 2 Flower pots A plastic shopping basket. Great for carrying multiple items up the stairs. A metal shoe rack. All…
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Old Style Daily Tuesday 07 January 2025
Morning everyone.
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A Very MSE Advent
Happy 9th of December everyone, a tad into the 24 day advent but my MSE advent idea has been met with enthusiasm so rather than waiting until next year, @LadyWithAPlan said I should start this thread this year (and I promise all my posts won't be this long) The MSE Advent idea is this: You choose a piece of jewellery that…
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The best mince pie pastry ever?
My elderly neighbour has at last given me her recipe for her mince pies. Do try it, I promise you will be surprised by how excellent it is. I will reproduce it exactly as she taught me yesterday. Yield - 3 dozen pies. 1 lb Self raising Flour 8 oz Trex 4 oz caster sugar 1 egg little water 2 jars mincemeat. Rub fat into…
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Organ meats sausage recipe for butcher
I want to consume more organ meats and my local butcher will make up a liverwurst type of sausage with beef liver, heart and kidneys, if I can provide a recipe. Can anyone suggest such a recipe? TIA
