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2024 Frugal Living Challenge
Welcome to the all new 2024 Frugal Living Challenge Join us here for year 17 of the Frugaldom challenge on MSE It's that time of year again, the time when we all need to start thinking ahead into the new year and how we are going to organise our frugal lifestyles, be it to tackle debts, generate extra income or squirrel…
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The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
It is probably time to have a new thread for this. What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze? I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
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Vegan Storecupboard Challenge 2024
It's back!! 😁 Link to last year's challenge: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6413148/2023-vegan-storecupboard-challenge/p1 Following a massive deep clean of my food cupboards today, I did a full inventory of every food item in my house - suffice to say that I have masses of stuff!! My challenge is to plough…
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What's in your lunchbox ?
There is a discussion on this board started by @markglasses who has been taking jam sandwiches to work for many years. To help him and others to have a virtual peek into others delights, this thread has been started. Mark would also like to see approximate costs as well, if at all possible. So anyone who wishes to lift the…
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Old Style Daily 22nd April
Morning allNot alot going on here today. Popping to the shops for a couple of things. Washing to hang out and some ironing to do. Sky is bright this morning and the weather forecast has promised that the gusts of wind have eased so will definitely be out in the garden today and then on my exercise bike to do a couple of…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 15th April 2024
Welcome
to the weekly Flylady Thread. 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. What…
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24 for 2024
OK, it's that time again! I know a few people have done this in the previous years, but I'm making a start on getting organised (or procrastinating over my 23 for 23 list 😂) The idea is you have a list of 24 goals, that you do 24 times during the year. It can be big or small, fun or serious, and the idea is something you…
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Bread dough left out over night
I made some bread dough about 4pm yesterday. I left it on the side and forgot about it. I went in to the kitchen this morning to see it still there.Is it still ok to use as I try not throw things away. it standard bread dough no eggs in it and my kitchen does not get warm this time of year probably no more than 15…
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O/S Daily Sunday 21st April 2024
Good morning, it's a fine sunny start here, whoo hoo. Ds and family turned up yesterday, he'd been doing a parkrun in S Durham, and he rang to see if they could call in on the way home. They stayed for lunch and we had a good chat, as we hadn't seen them since Easter weekend. Don't know what's happening today, we may take…
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Old Style Daily Saturday 20 April 2024
Good morning folks. BRB
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2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD
To use Guineapigsqueaks/Sa1sysoo words “A new thread for declutterbugs in (2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021, 2022) 2023 !" My 2022 was another washout on the decluttering & decorating fronts. Neither DH nor I have managed to summon up any enthusiasm for anything. Of course, we did have our TWO big holidays - the American…
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Batch Cooking Healthy Meals
Hi, can anyone recommend healthy meals to batch cook. I mainly eat chicken, fish and mince. I work full time and find then when I get home I feel too tired to cook from scratch. Any ideas would be welcome. Thank you.
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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…
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La Dolce Vita - 2024
Happy New Year. Hello Everyone. I continue on my mission to live La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - living the best possible life I can with what can be politely termed a modest budget. 😂 I want to have it all......a beautiful home, gorgeous clothes, gourmet quality food, exotic travel and fun. Alas I am not a trust fund…
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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…
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Do you have a secret trick?
Do you have a way of doing something that makes it easier or more efficient? Something that you do but you’re not sure if everybody knows about it? If so, share it on this thread 🙂 Here’s mine. When you’re putting up a washing line, make sure it’s good and long. Then you can do a double string, and use it to split your…
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Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?
Just thought this would be quicker reference than what's for dinner or searching through lots of posts? There used to be one a while back, Meal Plan Monday or obviously whatever day you start yours on 🙂 I did post mine in the Grocery challenge, but will post again for anybody that doesn't join in with that thread. Vegan…
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Old Style Daily 19th April
Morning all Awake bright and early yet again so thought I'd start us off Food shopping this morning and hope to get out into the garden some time today too. Not sure what to have for dinner tonight but I've still got a couple of rashers of bacon in the fridge from when I used my breadmaker to make a cheese and bacon loaf…
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Old Style Daily Thursday 18 April 2024
Good morning - it's very grey outside, but sunny indoors!
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Old Style Daily Wednesday 17th April
Morning all Another chilly morning here in Kent. Hopefully those winds will have eased today. No plans today, as yet, apart from going for a walk around the lake with a podcast for company. Hopefully might get out into the garden later if the weather keeps calm. Salmon for dinner tonight. Have a good day all x