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Oily Rag – Bargain Buying a Car
From the authors of Living off the Smell of an Oily Rag in NZ
Fun is a Kid’s Garden
A number of readers have remarked that gardening is very much a family activity and how otherwise reluctant youngsters seem to appreciate the taste of greens more if they grow them themselves!
When the Going Gets Tough the Oily Raggers Get Going
Times are tough, but as the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the oily raggers get going.
Frugal Tips
It's been a little while since we shared the best of the money saving tips being sent in by the oily rag community. So we have dug deep into our mail bags are come up with these goodies...
The Oily Rag Burger – by Frank and Muriel Newman
In recent weeks we have been asking visitors to the oilyrag website for their thoughts on what the Ultimate Oily Rag Burger would look like.
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.
Resolutely Oily Rag
It is traditional in January to make promises for the year ahead. For many, these resolutions are more about aspiration than they are fact, but oily rag folk like aspiration so we thought it would be worth reflecting on penny-pinching resolutions, mottos