Just done our SOA- not good

barnaby-bear

cherrypie556 wrote: »

Yes our fuel bills are obscence. We have rung N-power and we have had them checked by doing a reading every night at the same time for 7 days and they came back as normal. We do turn everything off in the house. The only things that are constantly on is the fridge, freezer and internet. I would love to cut our food bill by as much as poss but don't really know how too. I do not have the time or the patience to go trapcing from store to store looking for the best deals. But i will try anything. I'd love to make everything if i knew how.

His car insurance is high because its used for work so insured for all his tools too but he also has had a 28 day ban which puts it up slightly. Yes we need the other car as his van is only a 2 seater and we live in the sticks so need it to get anywhere. Its costly as the petrol/deisel prices are so high!

The fuel costs are so way above normal you really should keep reading them daily - if they came back normal - do you mean at what you are paying or normal for other people?

I think the idea of Old Style is that you don't traipse anywhere in fact they sometimes recommend using online shopping to avoid enter the supermarket and buying stuff you don't need. The idea is you have a meal plan and buy the ingredients for that and stick to it - they have recipes explaining how to cook the stuff too
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1039453&highlight=sausage+casserole

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1109121&highlight=roast+chicken

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=783151

They also recommend using a stacking steamer to use one ring rather than 3/4 - do you reheat a lot in an electric oven (microwave much cheaper)? Just trying to rack brain for your energy leak, lots of electric showers? Tumble dryer?

The high insurance for business usage should be tax deductable.