RJ from Auckland asks, “Can anybody help me clean the underside of my iron? It has black sticky residue on it which stains any clothes I might want to iron. I have tried baking soda, and ceramic cleaner (the iron is ceramic after all) but nothing will get it off as yet.” My mother would […]
Wait for a sales. One oily ragger waited six months for a bumper shoe sale before buying a much needed pair of dress shoes. By the time he found a pair (down from $200 to $86) his other shoes were well past their used by date. – Ed.
Carpets need a clean? There is no doubt that the occasional steam clean does wonders for reviving worn carpet. Rather than call in the experts, you could for half the price hire a steam cleaner. Ask about the neighbourhood to see if there is anyone else that would like to have their carpets done. The […]
My daughters dolls clothes, cot blankets, bibs are real babies clothes from Op Shops.
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A reader has asked what is the cheapest breakfast cereal, so we got our calculators out and come up with some answers. We took six of the most common breakfast cereals and worked out the cost per 100 grams. We used Woolworths as our “sample store” and took their house brand product (called Home Brand) […]
Many readers have written to us with this tip – to remove unwanted odours from the “bathroom” simply strike a match above the toilet bowl. No need for expensive deodorisers! – Oily Rag Ed’
Some may have noticed recent publicity about a supermarket price war over nappies. The bottom line is they are discounting the price of disposables to lure mums down their isles so while they are buying up large on the discounted product they are also filling their shopping carts with the everyday priced goodies (the same […]
Pay bills on time and if there is a discount for early repayment then take advantage of it. Don’t get behind on your power and telephone to avoid disconnection and re-connection charges. Avoid the temptation to buy on tick. This applies especially to motor vehicles, furniture, clothes, holidays and hobbies. It’s bad enough that […]