Great 'Embarrassing MoneySaving tips' Hunt

LittleLauz

Well I didn't find this embaressing or my self, but after telling people and having them feel sorry for me I was a little embaressed -
saving money by not putting heating on and wearing dressing gown over clothes and fingerless gloves and hot water bottles and blankets while sitting around watching tv.
Like I said, the only embaressing thing about this is peoples reactions when I tell them about it. To me it's just common sense, they all have their heating in constant so they can wear 'normal' attire. More fool them! I'm nice and snuggly warm and with money in my bank rather than to the energy companies!

ceridwen

LittleLauz wrote: »

Well I didn't find this embaressing or my self, but after telling people and having them feel sorry for me I was a little embaressed -
saving money by not putting heating on and wearing dressing gown over clothes and fingerless gloves and hot water bottles and blankets while sitting around watching tv.
Like I said, the only embaressing thing about this is peoples reactions when I tell them about it. To me it's just common sense, they all have their heating in constant so they can wear 'normal' attire. More fool them! I'm nice and snuggly warm and with money in my bank rather than to the energy companies!

I DO use my heating - but I regularly put a dressing gown on over my daily clothing for extra warmth (to save having to crank the heating up). My dressing gowns are fleece and lovely and snuggly - so they do save me money on that. I figure I can quickly take them off if the doorbell goes:).

Blankets - well - its the norm now isnt it to have throws sitting permanently in place on the sofa/armchairs? (according to modern upmarket home magazines of the "country" type anyway) - so if 'tis good enough for people in the sort of home I'd like (as opposed to the one I actually have..:(:mad::() then 'tis good enough chez ceridwen.

GreyQueen

ceridwen wrote: »

I DO use my heating - but I regularly put a dressing gown on over my daily clothing for extra warmth (to save having to crank the heating up). My dressing gowns are fleece and lovely and snuggly - so they do save me money on that. I figure I can quickly take them off if the doorbell goes:).

Blankets - well - its the norm now isnt it to have throws sitting permanently in place on the sofa/armchairs? (according to modern upmarket home magazines of the "country" type anyway) - so if 'tis good enough for people in the sort of home I'd like (as opposed to the one I actually have..:(:mad::() then 'tis good enough chez ceridwen.

I nearly died of hypothermia aged 20 in a bedsit in my student daze (sic). You wear as many dressing-gowns as you like, gals, it's no one's business what we do in our own home. I'm not even dressed yet as am busily justifying not going to the lottie as it looks like rain. This must stop; have to offload the rotables into the compost dalek if nothing else.

Nottoobadyet

I wear my fathers old clothes - every time I go home (he lives in America, Im 23 and female) I shop in his closet a bit. These days he dresses like a dad, but in the 70s he lived a very different life as a gay photographer in the alphabet city neighbourhood of New York. I've gotten some great retro shirts and the most fantastic red leather jacket off him, unfortunately I don't fit into his old trousers!

MSE as its free clothes for me, I don't find in embarrassing but many people react as though they've learned an embarrassing secret when I tell them where my things are from!

pitchepilla

LittleLauz wrote: »

Well I didn't find this embaressing or my self, but after telling people and having them feel sorry for me I was a little embaressed -
saving money by not putting heating on and wearing dressing gown over clothes and fingerless gloves and hot water bottles and blankets while sitting around watching tv.
Like I said, the only embaressing thing about this is peoples reactions when I tell them about it. To me it's just common sense, they all have their heating in constant so they can wear 'normal' attire. More fool them! I'm nice and snuggly warm and with money in my bank rather than to the energy companies!

We ran out of oil last Saturday and not having the money to get anymore we have resorted to the same as you LittleLauz. If I really had to I could have found the money but wanted to save at least a weeks oil. It was a concious decision and I am fine with it but like you - find people feel sorry for me!! I'm not embarrassed though of the £40 odd saved!! Roll on the Summer!!

Primrose

ceridwen wrote: »

I DO use my heating - but I regularly put a dressing gown on over my daily clothing for extra warmth (to save having to crank the heating up). My dressing gowns are fleece and lovely and snuggly - so they do save me money on that. I figure I can quickly take them off if the doorbell goes:).

We regularly have our heating off during the winter days although we're both at home now. A combination of thick fleeces and other sweaters usually manages to help us though. Our home is fairly well insulated and we find that if we put the central heating on for just 30 minutes at lunchtime, the radiators and rooms retain just enough heat to keep the rooms at a liveable temperature until it kicks in on Auto around 5 p.m. Sometimes just getting up from the computer (where we both spend too long !) and moving around to get the circulation going makes a difference too.

furndire

I have found that my forearms get cold when I am at the computer - laminate/glass doesn't get warm, so have made some armwarmers from an old wool sweater which had felted in the wash. Just cut the sleeves off, and make a hole big enough for my thumb to go through about 2 inches from the cuff near the seam. This also keeps the heel of my palms warm as well, and works a treat. Needs to be wool, or natural fibre, as they keep the warmth best.

kdakin

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nykied

Nottoobadyet wrote: »

I wear my fathers old clothes - every time I go home (he lives in America, Im 23 and female) I shop in his closet a bit. These days he dresses like a dad, but in the 70s he lived a very different life as a gay photographer in the alphabet city neighbourhood of New York. I've gotten some great retro shirts and the most fantastic red leather jacket off him, unfortunately I don't fit into his old trousers!

MSE as its free clothes for me, I don't find in embarrassing but many people react as though they've learned an embarrassing secret when I tell them where my things are from!

I regularly wear the trousers that my Dad got married in. I think they're cool, it saves me money on trousers and he'll never wear them again - who cares what other people think!

Unfortunately, the jacket and the waistcoat that go with the trousers don't fit me at all...