Can I save any more money?!

nearlyrich

Going back to tumble driers, we have a gas powered one made by White Knight. It is much cheaper to run than an electricity powered one and it dries clothes much faster than any other drier I have used. Obviously you need a gas supply and it still plugs in to the electricity but the cost saving for us was noticable when we changed.

juno

crana999 wrote:

fair do's.

If you shut your curtains then it'll keep more heat in, and it's safer because burglars can't see what you've got.

Sarahsaver

Js_Other_Half wrote:

Sorry can't be more helpful...

No probs wasnt having a go at you, just warm front! They wouldnt touch my 20 year old boiler - unsafe - because it still worked!!

chardonnay_2

for those with drafty windows have you tried the insulation strips on a roll that you can get for windows? it will stop dafts coming in and you can get them in a few colours, so you don't notice them on yor windowsill etc.

chardonnay_2

is electricity cheaper at night? (sure i saw a program which stated that it's cheaper to do washings, use tumble drier at night)

Glad

Sarahsaver wrote:

i would be all over the place LOL

btw I cannot get income support, but if i worked i would lose council tax benefit, free school meals, free prescriptions and dental treatement, and my kids would miss out not having me there to fetch them from school, there isnt another parent who could do that, or any relatives around here. I would be WORSE off - this from my own calculations and the woman in the DSS!

As i am not in a position to change the mortgage the best I can do at the moment is try to make the most of what I have (b*gger all!) and carry out some VERY creative thinking;)

I will stay put here for the time being, it would be too confusing to be all over the boards, I just want to save money! (and time);)

but surely sarah if you posted some of your problems on the relevant boards it would help you save money,

a relative of mine is a single parent, works part-time 10am - 2pm and still receives free prescriptions etc and she is better off, I'll ask her more about it this week, I know there are alternative benefits she receives because she works,

I'm no expert though but we do have them on this site, give them a chance to help

jo_b_2

chardonnay wrote:

is electricity cheaper at night? (sure i saw a program which stated that it's cheaper to do washings, use tumble drier at night)

Only if you are on Economy 7.

Savvy_Sue

another tip would be to nearly dry your clothes on the airer, then finish them off in td. Also presumably you know that if you put a large dry towel in with stuff it dries everything quicker? Keep an old one for this purpose because it will get very thin over time ...

chardonnay_2

thanks for the tip about the towel might give that a try

crana999

juno wrote:

If you shut your curtains then it'll keep more heat in, and it's safer because burglars can't see what you've got.

they would either have to be extremely tall burglars, be walking on stilts, or be using binoculars from the university buildings across the street.