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So enjoyed your video, i am very frugal but found some new ways! Thank you!

Some lovely items you purchased. Hi to Archie, is he a Labradoodle? I have one and they look similar. Gorgeous mirror. I have one of the books and I always refer to it on a yearly basis, beautiful illustrations. Love the linen dress ❤

Beautiful dresses!

Wow! Your mum looks proficient already, bless her! You have found some lovely stuff in the charity shops again Jane. I checked out our local ones yesterday and bought....nothing 😮 everything was expensive and not very interesting either. The clothing looked shabby. Hoping for some bargains once the kids are back at school and people start clearing out for Christmas 😊 Thank you for another fab video, you never fail to cheer me up ❤

Lovely video , such a n uplifting ending with your mother enjoying the mobility scooter. Always look forward to your videos , cheer me up 😊🎉

Jane,hi - I'm late to this one but,it must be a good thing I am occupied with a lot of activity at the moment so I don't have a lot of time free to watch KZfaq. I guess that means I've "got a life"! But I've been looking fwd to this one. At the end you said the points I want to make but I'll give my own version. I learned about home yoghurt making from another KZfaqr,please forgive me giving him a name check on your channel but credit where it's due. It was one of the vlogs of SEAN JAMES CAMERON when he still lived in London. Now,how it is done in the way I learned it is - I put one pint of milk on to heat up. It has to be full milk,but standard supermarket full milk is fine. Heat the milk to just before boiling point then take off and allow to cool to tepid. Then stir in two or three spoonfuls of natural yoghurt from a pot you have bought. I found the only brand that worked for me was Y.. V....y. Works a treat. Most others not. This is the important but. You then pour the liquid into one of those hot food containers that stores sell nowadays.They are vacuum flasks but not tall and narrow but chunky and fat so you can take hot food on your hike. Luckily I had one but had not used it,so it was perfect. It is the layer of insulation that does it,somehow. You then place this in a warm place for 24 hours. In this,my home I have an airing cupboard that I didn't have in my previous home so you'd need an alternative warm place Sure enough next day,yoghurt. I like the tip of adding some evap milk to thicken it. I haven't made any yoghurt for ages but now I feel inspired to. A small pot of that yoghurt makes 3 batches so good value. I said one pint because thats the capacity of my container. My other money saving strategy I'm trying out now ( I need to trim at the mo) is not buying teabags but instead a packet of loose leaf Earl Grey tea. Two reasons,one I like Earl Grey tea and it's drinkable without milk and though I'm not lactose intolerant I think I drink too much and it's affecting my innards. I've read about this and adult people dont need excess milk..plus having to buy milk is both costly and annoying. When you have to go out in the rain just to buy milk. So I'm hoping that will save me a lot. Also notwithstanding jokes about drying the tea bags and using them again I think we are paying for half the tea we are not using so with loose leaf the amount can be moderated more easily And Earl Grey can still be drunk when it's cold so better value. It's a bit sad I think when people are out off making bread or soup or other things because they don't have a this or a that.

Your mum is so cute on her scooter. ❤

The cath kidston frock looks huuuge

It's going to be brilliant for her. Xx❤

The number on the vase is the Reg Design number that pins down the year that this design was first made. In older items there were code numbers and letters in the points of a diamond, in later years it was just a number. For this vase it was 1914

Just about everything that I buy is second hand too Jane. My goodness, I'm a sucker for a nice mug, absolutely love them but really can't fit any more in my cupboard!!

SSJ with October on the horizon and all the grim news in the economy your channel is an absolute godsend!

❤that's brilliant. Ive just bought one for my mom . It wasn't second-hand, tho. She is an expert on it now.

That’s great that you mum has a little scooter to nip to the shops in 😊

You can make your own apple sauce for much less, just chop a Bramley cooking apple and simmer in water and sugar to taste.

I am scared of mine….Richard and Paul on youtube did some great videos on recipes for instant pots. Well worth a watch

I really don’t understand leases - it sounds like cheating people. I mean if you own the property you own it. Leasing is almost like a temporary arrangement 😢

Thanks for the video Jane 😊. Oooh can you tell me where you got your outdoor ribbon curtain? I love it, makes me super nostalgic and I reckon good for putting off flies 🤩 xxx

I use either my instant pot or air fryer daily, I think it’s really easy to use and saves loads of money rather than using the oven. Going to try yogurt today . I had a disaster trying to make it years ago in my slow cooker

mom needs some hearing aids!

I too use my air fryer to cook so many items! Between that and 3 different sized crockpots (depending on what I’m cooking), I just haven’t had any interest or need in getting an instant pot.

Paul Savident has many instant pot recipes on his vlog - search for "Planet Vegeteria"

I used to make mine in my Crock-Pot.i used past its sell by date milk, not spoiled. Get it to temperature, allow the temp to drop then add some Greek yogurt for culture and allow pull the crock out and wrap in a couple bath of bath towels around the crock as well on the top leave overnight and strain if desired, yum

Is it worth your time effort and electricity you use

Boil one lite of fill cream milk let it cool add yoghurd culture strain then strain again leave in a warm place

I find it cheaper to buy tin lentils bread yoghurd cheese

I prefer to buy yoghurd

I make bread yoghurd custard stews soup casseroles jam jellies in slow cooker

I used mine a few times and I couldn't get on with it.. it went to the charity shop 😢

im so glad you have said that about the instant pot, i bought one two years ago after watching frugal queen, i also periodically get it out and look it but have never used it ,what a waste 😂😂

I was making my yoghurt in the wonderbag. Using longlife milk means no boiling. Just bring to right temperature in microwave then stir in some saved yoghurt and put into wonderbag overnight. I've stopped making yoghurt because milk got so expensive and now Sainsbury's sells 500ml of live yoghurt for 35p. It's not thick but the thin stuff suits me.

I use a very low-tech method. Heat milk til just bubbles at edges, pour into bowl & allow to cool until I can hold my little finger in it for a count of 10, stir in a spponful of yogurt, cling film the bowl and wrap in a blanket & leave overnight. Next day, line a colander with a cloth,, pour in the yogurt. pop the clingfilm back over the top and allow to strain until desired thickness (anything up to near cheese if you like) - works every time for me :)

I usually make yoghurt in a vacuum flask

Jane I use long life milk as you don't have to bring it to temperature first. I just add a bit of the yogurt I've made to a litre of milk and then I put it in my yogurt maker cold or your instant pot. Much easier and I strain it sometimes usually I have it a bit thinner.

Add a tablespoon of dried milk and a teaspoon of vanilla extract, this makes it thick set. I use a bel 6 jar yogurt maker i have had for 20 years. Keep a tablespoon or 2 for next batch, tepid milk

Funnily enough YT has loads of how to make yogurt videos lol. I tried to justify buying an instant pot but still can’t. I’ve seen you can make risotto and rice and various other things but still can’t justify it. Got an air fryer which is brilliant but don’t really need any more gadgets.

I'm sure Paul Savident uses his instant pot to make yoghurt.. @planet vegetaria . Turkish mum in law just did it with unpasteurised milk in a large pan, added starter to the cooled milk and covered the whole pan in a pillow and towels overnight.. it was perfect.

I used to successfully use an insulated mug to make yoghurt using a method similar to that used in the resturant. I also use baby muslins when butter muslin recommended as they are so much easier to find. I would have thought UHT milk may have less lactose as the heating process will alter the sugar. It may be worth trying instead of using more expensive lactose free dairy milk. I now need to find my insulated mug and revisit my youth!

I use my Instant Pot for yogurt. A carton of UHT milk and a few dollops of a live Greek yogurt, close lid (sealing)press yogurt and that's all.

Hi Jane, I have learned something new for my instant pot - yay! Also, have a look how quick and easy it is to make risotto in the IP. Game changer :)

Could you not use a thermos flask, the type with a wide opening for keeping the yogurt insulated?

Hi Jane, I don't have an Instant Pot for all the reasons you mentioned and use a bulk electric yogurt maker, I have one from Lakeland that I've had for many years and use Yeo natural yogurt. Judging by the faff, I'd buy UHT instead of boiling and cooling the milk. I use baby muslin cloths for my yogurt straining as they seem to be quite cheap. I make a litre and strain 500 ml of whey out of it so it is very thick, a spoon stands up in it. And yes, you can do it without electricity too just by keeping it warm overnight.

Love your video Jane...We dont have a Morrisons in Belfast, just Asda and Lidl...Sainsburys and M&S...I find they all have certain bargains! Home Bargains here too have great food prices 😊😊

That all looks extremely demanding on some many levels, Jane. You deserve a holiday! Beautiful cottage :-) Cant believe your mum has been navigating those stairs recently! My parents moved into a tiny retirement block a few years ago and try stay on top of the clutter, that said, they both have a penchant for 'bargains' (obviously in my DNA) and I think its starting to get a bit problematic again! I get messages telling me they've take bags to the charity shop and then ones saying what wonderful bargains they've found

Lots great items ,love bathroom items 😊

Definitely have a rest up day 😊

Beautiful cottage, but yes downsizing is a task when parents get older I’ve been there and done it, your doing an excellent job 😊 hope the house move goes smoothly for your mum xx

Morrison is one of favourites shops. We have 2 here in Clacton big one and a smaller one. I prefer the smaller one. And alway find the meat is a better quality. Hope everything goes well with your mum move.

I enjoy your videos very much. I am in Canada and you would be aghast at the price of groceries here. I would say at least 3 times higher. I know there is a difference in our currencies but it is shocking. There are only a few grocery chains that are controlling all the food prices and it is terrible. I don’t know where it is going to end.