Finance

In this column we are going to depart from our normal selection of new money saving tips for the frugal minded, to announce an important new shopping psyche discovery.

People say times are challenging, and for some they are, but it's moments like these that the oily rag pioneering spirit of frugality, thrift and adventure is reawakened

The personnel at the Oily Rag Research Department donned white coats and, with clip board in hand, ventured forth on a quest to find the cheapest way of buying beer.

You have sent in so many interesting penny-pinching tips lately that we thought we would share as many as space allows.

Oily raggers are a creative bunch. There is no limit to their imagination when it comes to putting other people's junk to good use.

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Oily raggers love something for nothing. It's no surprise then that they should be tempted by the various loyalty programs on offer. But how good are these programs? Are they really something for nothing or is there a catch?

We thought it was time to dig deep into the oily rag mail bag and share some of the marvellous ideas sent in by oily raggers.

Since 2003 the Department of Human Nutrition at Otago University has been publishing a healthy diet weekly food cost report.

Theory has it that the New Year is a time to reflect and make highly admirable resolutions for the year ahead. In the hope that some of those good intentions may include the joys of frugality we thought we should reflect on some "oily rag" mottos.