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at last reducing debt !

Legacy_user
Legacy_user Posts: 0 Newbie
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just had my npower gas/electric bill ive managed to reduce my balance owing from £148-18 to just £28-19 . and that covers the recent cold freeze !!:j

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  • MsRed1
    MsRed1 Posts: 324 Forumite
    That's brilliant:j.
    What did you do?
    Are you paying more?
    I went away and now I'm back.:j:j
  • System
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    not paying more ,started a competition where anyone who leaves something switched on gets a point at the end of each week theres a forfeit for the person with the most points , so far its oh who is the main offender !
    ive also bought a wall mounted electric fire so that goes on the take the chill off rather than the full central heating.
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  • NeverInDebt
    NeverInDebt Posts: 4,633 Forumite
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    Not o sure using electric heater to take chill of is such a good idea, given it costs 3x more to heat with. Why not just increase temperature of CH a little I have mine on low all day just enough to take the cold away
  • System
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    NeverInDebt wrote: »
    Not o sure using electric heater to take chill of is such a good idea, given it costs 3x more to heat with. Why not just increase temperature of CH a little I have mine on low all day just enough to take the cold away

    thanks for the advice but clearly my change in usage is working to my advantage as ive reduced my deficit considerably.
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  • markharding557
    markharding557 Posts: 3,116 Forumite
    elecric heating is far more expensive so it may save you more if you don't use it
  • System
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    markharding557 wrote: »
    elecric heating is far more expensive so it may save you more if you don't use it

    and just freeze ?
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  • A_fiend_for_life
    A_fiend_for_life Posts: 1,643 Forumite
    Are you just heating one room or do you have the CH on for background heating as well?
  • System
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    all open plan downstairs -dont have CH on at all some days.
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