Energy Bills
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Aug 2022
8:34am, 26 Aug 2022
6,227 posts
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Fields
My ex used to use one as she felt the cold and I didn’t.
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Aug 2022
8:40am, 26 Aug 2022
28,228 posts
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Johnny Blaze
lakeland.co.uk
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Aug 2022
9:09am, 26 Aug 2022
92,274 posts
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Hanneke
Jda! Good thinking... I was given one by a kind friend, when I lived on the breadline and had to turn the heating down to 16 in the day an 10 at night. Together with my winter AND summer duvet, that worked. I would only put it on to warm the bed, then turn it off as I would get too hot. I sleepp cold!
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Aug 2022
9:11am, 26 Aug 2022
92,275 posts
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Hanneke
I have just reduced my mortgage payments to £50/month plus the ever rising interest... It all helps. Also gone through my direct debits and will cancel the week magazine. It is my only source of news, but at about £200/year, I can't afford it... |
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Aug 2022
9:12am, 26 Aug 2022
92,276 posts
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Hanneke
I have just paid for, I think, the rest of the year though, which is at least something...
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Aug 2022
9:16am, 26 Aug 2022
92,277 posts
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Hanneke
Look at all your regular outgoings and cancel or re-negotiate contracts. I argued myself into an almost £100 reduction in home insurance, which is still nearly double for example... It all helps! I have a "naked" bt contract i.e. line rental and broadband only. I have free minutes on my mobile contract but very limited data. As a result, my mobile contract monthly payment is also.low. i used to pay way over the odds on both for included stuff I paid for and didn't use.
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Aug 2022
9:20am, 26 Aug 2022
92,278 posts
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Hanneke
Small things: strip washing, only 1 shower or bath a week. Laundry at a lower temperature and shorter cycle and wear clothes again if not too dirty. I now wear one pair of gardening trousers all week, rather than 3 pairs a week, for example and t-shirts 2/3 days unless really dirty/sweatty. I change the bedding once a month rather than once a week. This has resulted in 3 loads of laundry a month in stead of 2 a week. I use a washing up bowl, small, in stead of the sink. Not only can I give the water to the trees, it has reduced my hot and cold water consumption for dishes by 50%. I only flush the loo on a number 2 and have set the cistern to the minimum amount needed for a flush. |
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Aug 2022
9:22am, 26 Aug 2022
92,279 posts
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Hanneke
And thank god I bought 800 litres of heating oil in February and not wait until the Autumn!!! This will have to last me through till next Autumn...
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Aug 2022
9:29am, 26 Aug 2022
7,349 posts
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Fizz :-)
Smarty is good for mobile phone contracts, I think. You get a refund each month for unused data. WW and I pay less than £7 each for up to 2gb. And unlimited calls etc. (anyone want a referral code  )
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Aug 2022
9:44am, 26 Aug 2022
28,068 posts
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fetcheveryone
I have plusnet, and pay £10 per month for unlimited calls and 15Gb of data. For home broadband, I have been paying £24pm via TalkTalk. It comes through the phone line, but we don't pay BT anything - just the £24 to TalkTalk. |
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