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What's your non OS guilty secret?

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  • Evie74_2
    Evie74_2 Posts: 265 Forumite
    Another vote for frozen yorkshire puds from me too. I've tried to make them thousands of times and they always end up like biscuits :(

    And I buy ready made puff pastry and filo pastry. I have no idea how you would make filo pastry yourself, but I bet it's time consuming and fiddly!

    Evie
    "Live simply, so that others may simply live"
    Weight Loss Challenge: 0/70
  • Waxy_Bean
    Waxy_Bean Posts: 274 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ready made pastry (haven't yet found a way of making pastry dairy free which the supermarkets do - DS is allergic)
    frozen chopped ginger and garlic
    gravy granules
    all sorts of ready made condiments (cos they last longer than homemade IMO)
    2009 winnings: private box at the ballet, a cooking lesson with Jean Christophe Novelli, a case of wine, £25 itunes downloads, a candle, Football Manager PC game, a lipstick, £250
  • twinkle_star_2
    twinkle_star_2 Posts: 343 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Hi Waxy Bean,

    Are you trying to do normal shortcrust or puff pastry? I always make dairy free shortcrust type pastry (I'm vegan) and I just use TREX (vegetable shortening) or dairy free spread such as Pure or Vitalite or a mixture of both.

    Puff pastry I buy frozen because it's way too time consuming to make at home for the rare occassions that I use it.
  • prettypaula
    prettypaula Posts: 316 Forumite
    i've been re-budegting and thinking about where i can cut back further to pay more off of our debts...

    one thing i cant give up is having my nails done.. i work in a coporate environment and as such personal presentation is highly important... i have coloured gel overlays which essentially are like permanent nail varnish... every 5 weeks or so this costs £28.

    it saves me about 2 hours a week in painting them and a fortune in nail varnish/remover/cotton wool.

    not very OS but an essential really for my lifestyle...

    how about you?
    DFW - Debt Free Date July 2013, LBM Oct 2011

    Total Debt Sept 2011 £23,708.39
    Paid so far £2,383.91 :money:
    Current Debt £21,560.56
  • quintwins
    quintwins Posts: 5,179 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    sausage casarole packet mix (mine tastes nothing like it) and sky
    DEC GC £463.67/£450
    EF- £110/COLOR]/£1000
  • tea_lover
    tea_lover Posts: 8,261 Forumite
    Heating! I always feel the cold and would rather not eat than have to turn the heating off.
  • welsh_mummy
    welsh_mummy Posts: 317 Forumite
    Sky and Kettle crisps (which I stock up on when on offer)
    MFW - currently at £23,610 (Aug 2014) MFD 2020
  • CRANKY40
    CRANKY40 Posts: 5,948 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Name Dropper
    Fizzy pop. I have tried to give it up and failed.
  • Any
    Any Posts: 7,959 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    My OH would never give up the Sky (inc sport package!!, so really the full works). I am not sure I would, due to him saying resolute No I never thought about it deeply.
    Obviously would we loose jobs then we would, but not just because it is not OS.

    I wouldn't give up restaurant eating. I like eating in the pub/restaurant at least once a month.

    And dishwasher.
  • shelley_crow
    shelley_crow Posts: 1,644 Forumite
    Lush products (when I can afford it) and that's about it. Sky was a luxury too until recently but it was getting too expensive.

    I'll never get rid of my tumble drier, it might use a bit more electric but I love fluffy towels :)
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