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Savings & Investment
Cleaning Up Oily Rag Style
Lots of oily rag readers have sent in low-cost, sometimes free, tips about cleaning products. Here are a few of those we have received.
A Million Dollars Up in Smoke
It seems life's vices have been in the news a lot lately...
The Milk Report
Milk is a household essential, especially for families with young mouths to feed.
Frugal Fashion Week
It's Fashion Week. It's a glitzy, flashy and expensive sort of affair, so we thought we would travel the oily rag cat walk with our own celebration of fashion with frugality and flair.
Best Buy Shopping
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D-E-B-T
Read more Oily Rag articles by Frank and Muriel Newman Debt has been in the news ...
The Mailbags Are Full of Great Tips
Last week we received an emergency phone call. It was the lovely lady at NZ Post. Desperate, she was - "Can you PLEASE come and clear your mail box. Oily Rag mail has overflowed onto the floor and is piled up to the ceiling!"
Holiday Feasts and Fun
Its holiday time, which for many is about sharing, caring, and food. Food usually plays a major part in the festive conviviality's and social engagements so our thoughts once again turned to ways to entertain family and friends with frugality and fun.
The Oily Rag Test
It's quiz time. How do your oily rag skills rate? Here's your chance to find out, by taking the oily rag test. Answer these simple questions, then see how you rate.





