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Oily rag savings more than crumbs
Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:45 am | Muriel Newman
The nation’s Budget has been read and the annual debate over who won and lost has begun in earnest. The government has even set up an online calculator to make it easier for us ordinary folk to calculate exactly how much better off we will be. ... More >>
Oily Rag Column: Budgeting by jars
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:08 am | Muriel Newman
It´s Budget week. The Minister of Finance will be delivering the nation´s budget for the year - that is how much the country will make and spend, and most importantly the gap (canyon!) between the two and how it is going to be bridged. Ronald Regan ... More >>
Oily Rag Column for 26, April: Farmers’ markets
Monday, 26 April 2010, 9:58 am | Muriel Newman
According to the Farmers’ Market New Zealand Association there are more than 50 farmer markets throughout the country and every week more than 50,000 people shop there. For those who have yet to discover the joys of their local farmers’ market, ... More >>
Oily Rag: Brandless bargains
Monday, 19 April 2010, 4:22 pm | Muriel Newman
We recently headed off to our local supermarket armed with a calculator and notepad (standard issue for oily rag shoppers) to see how much shoppers can save buying generic unbranded products instead of the named brands. The results were staggering, but ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Shopping personalities
Tuesday, 6 April 2010, 10:33 am | Muriel Newman
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. More >>
Muriel Newman: The Great Sunday Bake Break
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 10:06 am | Muriel Newman
Every Sunday thousands (millions!) of people living off the smell of an oily rag diligently and religiously engage in the Great Sunday Bake Break. It’s a convivial and team building family thing - a ritual to many - where all members of an oily ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Home Laid Eggs
Monday, 15 March 2010, 11:17 am | Muriel Newman
In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in backyard chicken-raising. Part of the reason is that people see the virtues of the good life - but it has also become a bit of a fashion for sustainable-living townies who want to know that their ... More >>
Muriel Newman: Frugal tips
Monday, 8 March 2010, 11:25 am | Muriel Newman
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: More >>
Oily Rag Column 22 Feb, 2010: The cost of kids
Monday, 22 February 2010, 12:05 pm | Muriel Newman
Kids - we can’t do without them but they do cost a lot to keep! Exactly how much is something most of us would be too afraid to ask - and it’s not all that simple putting an exact figure on it because there are so many what ifs, and maybes. It ... More >>
Oily Rag Column 1 Feb 2010: Frugal millionaires
Friday, 29 January 2010, 12:32 pm | Muriel Newman
We had an interesting discussion the other day about a couple who, over the last 40 or so industrious years, have built a very substantial business in an industry that is littered with corporate casualties. More >>
Oily Rag - Tips Galore
Friday, 11 December 2009, 2:33 pm | Muriel Newman
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. We are pleased to say that with more than 1800 registered members of the oily rag club, it’s a vibrant and growing community ... More >>
How loyal should you be to loyalty programs?
Monday, 17 August 2009, 4:36 pm | Muriel Newman
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? More >>
Controversy, Conservation and Consultation
Monday, 6 July 2009, 3:06 pm | Muriel Newman
Last week a controversial review of Labour’s 2004 foreshore and seabed legislation was published. It recommended that the Act be repealed so that Maori can take up their customary rights to the foreshore and seabed – or be compensated for them. More >>
Money-saving nappies
Monday, 15 June 2009, 10:43 am | Muriel Newman
Infants have the distinction of being expensive at both end of the plumbing system, so in true oily-rag pioneering spirit the Oily Rag Research Department has gone where others fear to tread. They have ventured into the vexed question of “disposal vs ... More >>
The beer essentials
Monday, 20 April 2009, 10:04 am | Muriel Newman
Mentioning alcoholic substances is one of those touchy subjects that excites the Oily Rag mailbags! On one such occasion the mere recital of a home brew recipe generated responses ranging from “great recipe!” to “how dare you encourage intoxication ... More >>
Oily Rag Column for Monday 13 April
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 10:17 am | Muriel Newman
“Free” is a word everyone living off the smell of an oily rag loves to hear. It is surprising how many things are free – everything from buses to sofas! D.M, Katikati says, “I found out from my pensioner neighbour that Monday to Friday, ... More >>
Taking the shock out of your power bill
Monday, 6 April 2009, 11:46 am | Muriel Newman
The clocks have gone back, the days are shorter, and the nights are cooler. That means it’s time to turn a frugal mind to cutting electricity costs - more so given that power companies have said electricity prices will rise over the next few months. ... More >>
Dr Muriel Newman: Out From the Shadow
Monday, 15 December 2008, 4:05 pm | Muriel Newman
New Zealand is now emerging from nine years of creeping socialism. During those nine years, we have been told that the state knows best how to run our lives - and our country. Whether it is what we eat, how we bring up our children, or what sort of ... More >>
Welfare Plans a Step in the Right Direction
Monday, 11 August 2008, 3:52 pm | Muriel Newman
According to Dr Muriel Newman of the New Zealand Centre for Political Research, the National Party's social welfare reforms are definitely a step in the right direction. More >>
NZCPR Weekly - Everyone Pays
Monday, 18 February 2008, 9:05 am | Muriel Newman
In this issue, NZCPR Weekly looks at the impact of five of Labour's proposed new laws, Guest Commentator Prof Richard Epstein examines the causes of our declining productivity, and the weekly poll asks your attitude to regulation. On the NOTICEBOARD ... More >>
