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Spring has sprung and that means it's time to do those cleaning and clearing jobs that have been conveniently ignored throughout the winter.

It's spring so its time to think about planting for a long summer harvest. Most oily raggers are keen gardeners, not only because it saves heaps of money, but also because home-grown produce has more flavour and is better for you.

30 years ago people would go to the bank with fear and trembling to request a loan. How times have changed.

We recently noticed an interesting article about a company making toilet paper out of recycled sugar cane stalks. It said recycled toilet paper is more expensive than the stuff made straight from trees ("because the carbon footprint is huge") which got us

Petrol prices at the pump are at record prices so the oily rag team have been delving into the archives to find the best oily rag motoring tips.

Oily raggers are not the sort of people to let anything go to waste. It is no surprise that they have lots of ideas to make the most of what others throw out. Here are some suggestions from readers.

Christchurch has had its fair share of troubles lately, but it seems living off the smell of an oily rag is seeing people through the tough times. This week we feature tips from Cantabrians, and throw in a few tips received from one of our Australian read

K Silvester from Morrinsville has a simple tip for those finding it hard tosave money. "Try this to end up with $1,368 in 1 year.

The staff in the oily rag community projects department have not seen a lot of sunlight lately. They have been busy night and day collecting an analysing the latest survey data about the psychology of oily rag shoppers.

The winter chill has arrived. With temperatures dropping and electricity bills rising, it's timely to remind readers about the many ways to save electricity costs. Fortunately there is no shortage of ideas from readers.