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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…
Old Style Daily Friday 24 April 2026
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Teflon free Saucepan
Not really money saving but can someone suggest a good place to buy a teflon free saucepan?
Old Style Daily Thursday 23 April 2026
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Help! Carrot baton mountain
I collected about 15 packs of carrot batons in my evening Olio, and cannot distribute them because they are "use by". What genius ways have you got to cook, preserve, serve, use carrot batons so I can get them all processed into something or other tomorrow?! Thanks for any thoughts you can provide!
Old Style Daily Wednesday 22 April 2026
There's a baby pink sky here, makes a nice change.
Panasonic Breadmakers SD206 and SD251to SD257 Drive Belt fix
These machines keep going and going, but eventually, the profiled drive belt on these machines starts to slip on the motor drive pulley. It is impossible to buy a replacement SD026 drive belt - ASD158-108-W (even second-hand); or an SD251 belt - ADF01R140 (except at a ridiculous price). First of all remove the bottom of…
Old Style Daily Tuesday 21 April 2026
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O/S Daily Monday April 20 2026
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Best cream tea scones
In using up (woe is me) a tub of clotted cream, I've inadvertently compared two brands of scones - Tesco finest and coop irresistible. While Tesco's are larger and softer, they tend to fall apart when applying the clotted cream (which by the laws of science and decency, should be applied first). Coops are smaller, but…
double query - printing on jeans and baggy sweater help
OK so I've treated myself to some long overdue new clothes. And have a couple of problems. Scratchy printing on the inside of jeans - lovely new pair of jeans, proper jeans not lycra or shredded or whatever and they fit me properly too. So perfect right? Yes except that for some reason there is some large printing inside…
Weekly Flylady Thread 13th April 2026
Thank you, Valli, for last week's 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…
Old Style Daily Sunday 19 April 2026
Are we all sleepy this morning?
Old Style Daily Saturday 18 April 2026
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Ninja CREAMi Breeze Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Maker
Posting here as us OSers are the most likely to make HM ice cream. Anyone who has seen the deals to be had on the main site will have seen this one. The reason I am going down the HM route is because I love ice cream but the stuff in the shops is ultra-processed and really is full of rubbish. I would rather get away with a…
O/S Daily Friday April 17 2026
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Old Style Daily Thursday 16 April 2026
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La Dolce Vita 2026
Good Morning My Lovely Friends. Welcome to the new thread. Alas the budget for 2026 will be as tight as ever but I'm determined to live La Dolce Vita. What a glorious morning. Sun streaming through my bedroom window as I lounge in bed, what a lovely way to start the day. I watched the sunrise whilst drinking my coffee and…
O/S Daily Wednesday 15 April 2026
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O/S Daily Tuesday April 14 2026
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