If things get tougher?

Uniscots97

winniepooh wrote: »

Well I thinks most of us can say it is getting tougher.

I'm in the process of trying to cut down on food bills. Energy bills.... well I thought I was doing quite well until BG wrote to me yesterday saying my electric has gone up from £40 per month to £98 per month :eek:

We have energy saving light bulbs, always turn things off, put extra jumpers on.

Weve got to buy something to seal the front door cause we have a huge gap at the bottom of the door and its so drafty

Looking into growing veg and herbs. Dont really know to much about gardening so I'm not sure what time of year to plant them. My dad has brought me a nice herb pot ( the kind where you can put loads in throught lots of different holes..... sorry I have no idea what they are called)

Thats a horrendous rise. SP tried that with me and after explaining to them (using their own energy consumption graphs online in my account) that I was using steadily less fuel (not leaving things on standby, energy efficient light bulbs etc) they agreed to leave it where it was. Give them a call and ask them why they've more than doubled your payment. Also see if they can switch you to a lower tariff. I had been on a capped rate and didn't know when that finished they automatically move you to their highest rate! Good luck.

winniepooh

I will do, thank you.

I think I will go on to uswitch aswell to see if I can save money that way

LameWolf

I'm not really sure what we can do further to economise. We pared a lot back when Mr LameWolf was out of work for 11 months, about 3 years ago, and I've tried not to get lax since then. May be an idea to tweak a few things though.

One thing I have started doing is making slightly smaller portions for dinner. Mr LW could do to lose a stone or two in any case, and it'll make the food go a bit further. We never have leftovers, as if it's prepared, he'll eat it. I swear he was a Labrador in a previous life!:rotfl:

pukkamum

LameWolf wrote: »

I'm not really sure what we can do further to economise. We pared a lot back when Mr LameWolf was out of work for 11 months, about 3 years ago, and I've tried not to get lax since then. May be an idea to tweak a few things though.

One thing I have started doing is making slightly smaller portions for dinner. Mr LW could do to lose a stone or two in any case, and it'll make the food go a bit further. We never have leftovers, as if it's prepared, he'll eat it. I swear he was a Labrador in a previous life!:rotfl:

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pukkamum

unixgirluk wrote: »

Thats a horrendous rise. SP tried that with me and after explaining to them (using their own energy consumption graphs online in my account) that I was using steadily less fuel (not leaving things on standby, energy efficient light bulbs etc) they agreed to leave it where it was. Give them a call and ask them why they've more than doubled your payment. Also see if they can switch you to a lower tariff. I had been on a capped rate and didn't know when that finished they automatically move you to their highest rate! Good luck.

Definately dothis SP have tried to raise my dd from £65 to nearly hundred quid quite a few times in the past and i have always managed to beat them down, got a letter this morn it has gone up from £73.50 to £75 think they may have got the message!! When you phone them tell them you have been on uswitch and can get it for x amount less!!!

rigsby1967

I notice some of you have the panasonic breadmaker. Which model number is it that you could recommend as there seems to be a fair few out there.

I do have a breadmaker but have lost the manual so tried a basic recipe and it came out the way i remember when i use to use it.....REALLY heavy and soggy.

Thanks
rigs.

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Ceridwen, pm is back on

CoD_2

there seem to be 2 panny models recommended, the one with the automatic seed and nut dispenser SD255 and the one without SD254.

I have the former but both are highly recommended

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I stopped using thermals ages ago but am going back to them this autumn. I didn`t want to use damart and found this site, which is also cheaper
http://www.britishthermals.com/index.php

shelby161

Thanks for the link Kittie! Also has thermals for kids which i found hard to get hol ld of last year.I did buy myself some in Primark and once i wore them never wanted to take them off!!!!