Help would be appreciated pretty please..with sugar on

sonastin

I think its worth investing in an electric blanket. Would never have dreamt of owning one until last year. We're using plug-in heaters until we can get central heating fitted & last christmas I treated us to an electric blanket and its the best money I've ever spent... we don't try to heat the bedroom now because it doesn't matter how cold the rest of the room is if the bed is toasty. The blanket is also much cheaper to run that the heater we had in there. And there is no nicer feeling than getting into a cosy bed.

Beyond that luxury, think about the space you're trying to heat. Smaller spaces can be warmed more efficiently than big ones so keep the door closed on the room you are using and concentrate on bringing that up to a decent temperature. Don't try to heat the whole house. If you can only afford to add the insulation bits that others have recommended in one room, make it the one you use the most.

As for cooking, loads of great ideas on here. Cooking from scratch generally works out cheaper but it can take a while to build up a full stock cupboard. Meals might be a bit boring and repetitive for the first few weeks but there's loads of cheap recipes on this forum. Might be worth trying those cheap staples again - you didn't like them before but tastes change, particularly when needs must. On the 25th day in a row of chicken stew, pasta in tomator sauce might not sound so bad, just for the variety!

Goldblend_2

....eek its One week to go till I move .. Thank you all so much will catch up this weekend.. I think I will have done you proud. Great advice from everyone I would have been no where near as prepared if it was not for you all.

Not sure if my neighbours will think I am a looney with my bubble wrap windows..:rotfl:

Special thank for all the support wishing you back luck if you need it

:A

vanoonoo

has anyone suggested paracord

Jenny_Summers

Goldblend wrote: »

I'm worried about winter as the new place has no heating only electric plug in heaters :mad:. So no1 on the list will be a dressing gown..;) - any tips here please?..... Other than wear two jumpers...:D

When me and hubby moved into our first place we had no heating throughout the entire winter.. We found homemade draft-excluders and window insulating tape to be a godsend because we discovered the gaps round the windows and under the doors were letting out a hell of a lot of heat. The tape you can buy from hardware stores, although my hubby just used electrical tape at first and it didn't do a bad job.. Someone crafty can help you with how to make a very inexpensive draft-excluder from old clothes/material

Jen

Chris25

Thinking of colder weather coming.....if you have a public library nearby, they often have notices of free events, local jumble sales, or have a reading or craft group, or you can even just sit & read the magazines & newspapers saving a bit of energy at home by not having on the heating/lights.

Goldblend_2

vanoonoo wrote: »

has anyone suggested paracord

Don't think I'd trust myself with any sort of cord or rope at the minute..:rotfl: just kidding.

Can't think of any other use for cord other than the obvious...things are really really bad.. But not that bad you looney
All my love and thanks for the post.
Xx

Goldblend_2

Chris25 wrote: »

Thinking of colder weather coming.....if you have a public library nearby, they often have notices of free events, local jumble sales, or have a reading or craft group, or you can even just sit & read the magazines & newspapers saving a bit of energy at home by not having on the heating/lights.

Brilliant idea, I'll give it a google appreciated.
:T

Popperwell

Not many free events or buildings to spend time in here.

Annoyingly, I thought a weekly course I found sounded ok £2 a week(90 minutes)but the location of where they do these courses on town mean requiring a bus and/or taxi, factor that in and you suddenly have to find approx £8 and the people that need to get out more and would benefit from the course and are on a low income have to find more money and though £8 may not seem much that can be quite a sum to find or out of a limited budget.

Seems to defeat the reason behind it. So I will proabably decline. It's a pity.

I bet that happens a lot...

daska

Will you have any scope for growing anything, even if it's just pots on a windowsill? Freecycle/freegle etc are also good for plants and seedlings. Growing your own herbs is cheap and will help make most dishes more interesting. If you have a bit more space and can get hold of a windowbox or two then that'll be deep enough for golfball carrots, strawberry plants and the like. Also look for a hanging basket (you might have to ask for a bracket separately) for cherry tomatoes next summer.

Best of luck with your move.

Goldblend_2

daska wrote: »

Will you have any scope for growing anything, even if it's just pots on a windowsill? Freecycle/freegle etc are also good for plants and seedlings. Growing your own herbs is cheap and will help make most dishes more interesting. If you have a bit more space and can get hold of a windowbox or two then that'll be deep enough for golfball carrots, strawberry plants and the like. Also look for a hanging basket (you might have to ask for a bracket separately) for cherry tomatoes next summer.

Best of luck with your move.

Thank you yes do have some decking so this would be a good idea :j
Once I get a bit settled.. I could give that a go ..that really would be os of me xx

:kisses: Hi Popp ,

Thanks to everyone who posted.

Today has been a good day:T

Met my friend who is twenty years older than me and she had some great advice. Said tips like flowers etc to make things nice and also offered to try to meet up once a month to go to markets.

She told me ..lucky I am still young (ish) gorgeous (trust me i dont feel it ) and really nice so not to put too much pressure on myself and that money doesnt buy kindness and even though i havent got anything else..:rotfl: i have plenty going for me as i am positive and kind.

I treated me to a lovely hot sausage roll from greggs which was yummy... Good old Warm pastry..kinda makes you feel loved when you need it.
Xx