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Is your heating ON or OFF?
hi just wonder how many of you have put the heating on yet i was going to wait untill november but my 7 year old dd woke me up at 430 this morring saying she was cold i swear i saw steam coming from her mouth so i got up and put it on the house was cold though and my ds has woken up a few time durring the night to (his…
Reading as a cheap hobby
Reading needn't cost anything if you live within walking distance of a library or get a free bus pass. Libraries often put on free activities for children, too. If you're lucky, your local library will be warm and have some cosy armchairs. Some libraries will allow laptops so that students can work on projects and…
Old Style Daily Saturday 04 April 2026
Good morning folks.
Old Style Weight Loss Challenge - 1st Quarter 2026
Hi All Welcome to the first Old Style Weight Loss thread for 2026. Please feel free to start posting your weight loss goals for the next challenge which will run from the 1st January until the 31st March. You do not have to submit a loss or gain for the first week as it's our starting week, you can post your first loss or…
O/S Daily Good Friday 3 April 2026
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O/S Daily April 2 2026
Morning all.
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 01 April 2026
Pinch, punch - first of the month. Good morning all
Making the most of the cheap Easter veg
This Easter the supermarkets are again offering very low prices on vegetables (down to 8p in some cases). As ever, MSE's deals team has everything you need to know: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-veg/ Here on the Forum we've had some great Christmas threads about how to make the most of these deals, such as:…
Old Style Daily Tuesday 31 March 2026
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Old Style Daily Monday 30 March 2026
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Weekly Flylady Thread w/c Monday 23 March 2026
Welcome to the weekly Flylady 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 whole…
Old Style Daily Sunday 29 March 2026
What time?? ⏰
Old Style Daily Saturday 28 March 2026
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O/S Daily Thursday March 26 2026
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Old Style Daily Friday 27 March 2026
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Old Style Daily Thursday 26 March 2026
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OS Daily Wednesday 25th March
Morning all
Does lidl
Still sell bacon offcuts please? Dispatching Mr Middle wife to shop tomorrow and don't want to send him on a wild goose chase, Thanks!
Weekly Flylady Thread 16th March 2026
I thought I'd do the lists a little different this week to enable more of us to feel we had achieved something and with spring approaching; each day will give you some basic flying, some deep cleaning choices and some decluttering choices. As ever feel free to pick and mix what needs doing for you according to your ability…
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