30
Jul
A.S.
Don’t throw away old candles. Melt them down in a saucepan. When wax is melted pour into tins (you can save old tins for this), to which a piece of candle wick has been added. Then allow to dry.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
30
Jul
G.B.
Libraries sell withdrawn books cheap [and sometimes are free! – Oily Rag Ed]. Charity Shops have an over supply of books. They often have Fill-A-Bag and All-You-Can-Carry for a nominal amount.
30
Jul
Books
A hate waster oily ragger has a tip: They read books before giving them away as presents! (Including the latest oily rag book!) – Oily Rag Ed’
30
Jul
Julia, Nelson.
Search out old community cook books at garage sales etc. They usually contain contributions with tried and true recipes that have been family favourites and are great low cost everyday recipes.
30
Jul
SMP, Whangarei.
The local refuse center has been a great place to buy books for our daughter. I have purchased Margaret Mahy, Lyn Dodley, Maori language books for 10-20 cents each. Some books I’ve seen in book stores for $20-$40.
30
Jul
D.M., Tauranga.
I would love to see a free copy of your book put in with every food parcel given out by the food bank. Is this possible? Is there anyone out there that would sponsor this initiative as I think it would help many people in the long term. (If there is – could they please […]
30
Jul
Anneke.
I absolutely love your book and I use it in combination with other frugal advice websites. The amount of information about frugal living available is astounding. I am a living example of living a frugal life style. I have 4 children and a husband who all have learnt how it works. Mu eldest son is […]
30
Jul
RM, Christchurch.
I would like to recommend to your readers a non-fiction book called ‘A Secret Gift’ by Ted Gup (published 2010). It’s the secret stories of people who were obliged to learn to live off the smell of an oily rag during the Great Depression, particularly Christmas of 1933. It doesn’t exactly list frugal hints, but […]
30
Jul
Renting appliances
One of the major newspapers recently ran a story about renting appliances. The bottom line is they came to the view that renting is a bad idea. We have done some quick numbers and have come to the same view – buying makes more financial sense than renting. Our quick, back of a soup-stained serviette […]
30
Jul
Margaret, Mt Maunganui.
Ants in letterbox. We’ve found an effective yet non-toxic ant bait is 1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbsp icing sugar, 1 Tbsp active yeast mixed together (replace if/when it gets wet).