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Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)

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  • suzeesu2000
    suzeesu2000 Posts: 1,008 Forumite
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    Make do - finished a few bits out the freezer which has made a little space. Used half a bag of blueberries and half a bag of raspberries in my overnight oats, bags in bin and remaining fruit in smaller containers with lids. 

    Mend - nothing

    Minimise - got rid of a carrier bag of plastic recycling into recycling bin, decluttered a box of wallpapers that I intended to use but know I won’t, now in recycling along with several cardboard boxes torn up to fit the bins. Also packed a box with DVDs that I won’t be watching for a good year, boxed ready for the loft, out of the way.
    Saving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal

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    Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)
  • annieb64
    annieb64 Posts: 680 Forumite
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    That's good news, thank you. I miss her posts.
  • YorksLass
    YorksLass Posts: 2,245 Forumite
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    Thanks NRA, I'm looking forward to hearing all her news.   :)
    Be kind to others and to yourself too.
  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 13,171 Forumite
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    Make do - finished up a curry for dinner and left over roast chicken for tea.
    Mend - nothing today.
    Minimise - I thought the container of heavy-duty hand cream felt a bit heavy but no more was coming out so I cut into the container and found a centimetre still in there which the pump couldn't reach. I've added this to a newer hand cream and the container is waiting to be recycled. I also cut open a nearly-finished tube of toothpaste to use it up, and the tube has gone to the makeup recycling bin in the supermarket. Food-wise, I found there was left over chicken still in the fridge that smelled lovely and tasted good... I hope it hadn't been there too long, as I had some for tea and put the rest of the meat in the freezer, then made the carcase into stock.
    I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
    The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)

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    2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
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