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Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc

determinedtodothis wrote: »

Well with my on going battle not to spend money if i don't need to - especially not lining the pockets of the evil electricity fat cat bosses pockets I came across this on the Eon web page - will help me loads I to think about the cost as I go:


1 boil of a kettle 2p
1 use of a 4 slice toaster 1p
1 hour use of a LCD Tv 3p
1 hour use of a set top box 1p
1 Min use of a microwave 1p
1 hour use of a Wii 1p
1 hour use of a laptop 1p
1 bath 10p
1 10 min Shower 5p
1 hour hoovering 16p
30mins use of a hairdryer 13p
20 mins use of straightners 2p
1 cycle 30 deg wash 14p
1 hour ironing 30p
1 hr energy saving lightbulb 1p
1 cooked meal in elec oven 11p
1 electric hob used to cook 10p

and it seems to work out when i look at what i use in a typical day vs my bill - will see if this helps

Not sure if you have seen a response I posted earlier on the Utilities Board, determinedtodothis. If not, I have put the link below (post 27).

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1951403&page=2

Hope this is of interest. Give me a shout if you need any more info. Will be happy to help.

Malc

tryingreallyhard_2

Hello DTDT,
Was browsing yesterday and discovered your thread. Just finished reading the whole thing and think you are fantastic. Your determination is inspirational, well done on getting so far in such a short time and overcoming all the setbacks you've had this year.

I've just subscribed to your thread so you have another fan and supporter.:beer:

Well done you, keep on going!:T

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt

Heya! Well done so far! Almost 50% through 20k in one year! That's amazing!

There is a thread lurking somewhere which explains my love of random facts about debt free dates and totals and spreadsheets etc . So here is a fact for you about you achievement so far.... you have paid on average around £688 towards your debts each month for the last year!!! That's a huuuuuuuge amount!

You should be super proud! Good luck for the next 15 months. It will fly by now you are becoming an expert at it! :-)

WASHER

determinedtodothis wrote: »

1 boil of a kettle 2p
1 use of a 4 slice toaster 1p
1 hour use of a LCD Tv 3p
1 hour use of a set top box 1p
1 Min use of a microwave 1p
1 hour use of a Wii 1p
1 hour use of a laptop 1p
1 bath 10p
1 10 min Shower 5p
1 hour hoovering 16p
30mins use of a hairdryer 13p
20 mins use of straightners 2p
1 cycle 30 deg wash 14p
1 hour ironing 30p
1 hr energy saving lightbulb 1p
1 cooked meal in elec oven 11p
1 electric hob used to cook 10p

in the true spirt of MSE I will have to give up the ironing, the hoovering and the washing. I don't like ironing...but now I see it cost me £1.50 per week (5 hours) I won't be doing it. I hate to think how much my tumble dryer is costing me! My OH moved it into the garage so I can't use it...tight git...I'm not walking outside in the rain to get wet to put the clothes into the tumble dryer, I'd have to use the hairdryer then...more money!

determinedtodothis

Thanks for the support guys!

Washer - great minds think a like!! i have happily ignored the ironing all weekend

Little Miss Uni Debt - WOW when you look at it like that i'm even more proud of myself!! although I have to admit some of my debt was paid off with PPI refunds etc..

Tryinghard - thank you very much for your support - sometimes its a bit of a boring thread as I just post up my balances but thanks for becoming a fan! I will find your thread and we can both gee each other on

I think is is clear that I am not going to meet my NSD target this month so I need to do a last push to get as many as I can under my belt between now and the end of month.

I've run out of credit on my phone but I have just got a text saying I have 300 free text messages as of yesterday so between that and my BT tarrif if I avoid calling mobiles I should be able to get through till pay day.

Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £12.00
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 8 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £30.85and £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 24,840 and 2 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £15.82 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• Monthly shop - budget £40 :eek:
• Don't use the phone!
• Monthly payments to my debts
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• 5 NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day

determinedtodothis

Well I tried to get the electricity usage down over the weekend and got it to about £2.22 a day which is a 20pence saving a day (all adds up!)

I did my online (had a voucher!) shop for Tesco's and thats coming next tuesday came in dead on £40 so I just hope I haven't forgotten anything!

Dooyoo is confusing me at the moment - I can see I've had people rate my reviews but the balance of my account seems to not be changing - going to have to watch that.

Had to use the phone this weekend so phone bill is a bit annoying but if i'm clever I reckon I can keep it from being any higher! Did manage another NSD on the plus side so thats nine - still disappointed with my acheivement I've had a bit of emotional spending though (mainly chocolate and magazines) so going over to the demotivator to remind myself the evils of feeling sorry for myself and trying to buy happiness :mad:

Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £15.44
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 9 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £30.95and £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 24,840 and 2 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £22.41 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• [STRIKE]Monthly shop - budget £40 [/STRIKE]:eek:
• Don't use the phone!
• Monthly payments to my debts
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• [STRIKE]5 NSD [/STRIKE] 4 NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day

determinedtodothis

I've sussed the electricity issue - go round your parents to have dinner and watch the soaps :j yesterday I spent 5 units in electricity because I went straight to bed when I got in from my mums!...now if I can do that a couple of times a week it will sort out my shopping budget too! YAY! bless her! :rotfl:

Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £15.44
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 9 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £31.05 and £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 26,080 and 2 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £22.46 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• Monthly shop - budget £40 :eek:
• Don't use the phone!
• Monthly payments to my debts
• Do some more dooyoo reviews!
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• 5 NSD 4 NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day - managed 5p yesterday!!

determinedtodothis

Well yesterday I spent 9 units of electricity but thats it! another NSD!

Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £15.44
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 10 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £31.15 but £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 26,690 and 2 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £23.91 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• [STRIKE]Monthly shop - budget £40[/STRIKE]
• Don't use the phone!
• Monthly payments to my debts
• Do some more dooyoo reviews!
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• [STRIKE]5 NSD [/STRIKE][STRIKE]4 NSD[/STRIKE] 3 NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day

determinedtodothis

:mad::mad::mad: very annoyed all my points have disappeared from dooyoo, although it looks like quite few people are in the same boat. I hope they rectify it soon because I was going to use that money for xmas presents!

I did manage another NSD yesterday

Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £15.44
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 11 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £31.15 but £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 27200 and 5 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £24.66 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• Monthly shop - budget £40
• Don't use the phone!
• Monthly payments to my debts
• Do some more dooyoo reviews!
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• 5 NSD 4 NSD 3 NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day

determinedtodothis

Another NSD under my belt

And i've paid some more of the debt so i'm feeling happy today, i was getting a bit depressed this week, the cupboards and fridge are empty and I went into hiding incase I got invited out because thats when I think "what the hell" have a good night but spend money I don't have.

I have managed to get my contents insurances renewed for £2.22 less a month - not a lot but thats £26.64 a year right?!

I have also tweaked my figures and I reckon my shopping budget is going so well i'm going to be able to pay an extra £240 a year to my debts no problem and that brings my debt free date down by 8 years by the looks :rolleyes:


Overall Balances:

• Phone Bill Balance (inc line rental) £15.80
• 69p credit on the mobile, still have free text tho!
• 12 NSD :rolleyes:
• Done me scratchcards £31.25 but £7.25 in the bonus :mad:
• Dooyoo 27200 and 5 product suggestions pending
• Survey's £5.00
• Capital One vs 100 Challenge £13.00
• Estimated Electricity Bill £24.66 (trying to beat £284.83)

Targets this week

• [STRIKE]Monthly shop [/STRIKE]- budget £40
• Don't use the phone!
• [STRIKE]Monthly payments to my debts[/STRIKE]
• Do some more dooyoo reviews!
• Storecupboard dinners all week
• [STRIKE]5 NSD [/STRIKE][STRIKE]4 NSD[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]3 NSD [/STRIKE] 2NSD
• Try to cut electricity use to £2.00 a day