It's time to start digging up those Squirrelled Nuts!!!!
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michaels said:enthusiasticsaver said:I think at your level of drawdown you will be fine.
Our pot is still up 17% on our original investment in 2018 in spite of us drawing down approx £10-£20k a year and DH gets his state pension this year so the drawdowns may stop.
Good use of TopCashBack for home/car insurance, changes to shopping habits, being able to holiday during cheap seasons, etc etc, can *potntially* help keep your personal price rises under control for many years, so it might be possible to be spending the same as you were a few years ago 🤷♂️Plan for tomorrow, enjoy today!4 -
Quick energy calc question.
We've been away, and everything electric that can (reasonably) be turned off was turned off.
For the 72 hours (3 complete days) that we were away, this year the house used 1.05kwh per day.
Last year, for the same 3 days, we averaged 1 kwh.
Am I right in thinking that the difference works out at 0.00208 kw per day (0.05 / 24)
So am I looking for something that was drawing an extra constant 21w ? Or something else, but not constant.
It could just be the fridge/freezer working harder, but it hasn't exactly been unseasonably warm this week!!
I'm just curious, as nothing in the house is any different this year, compared to last, that I can think of.
Or has next doors cat probably kept triggering our security lights!!How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.31% of current retirement "pot" (as at end March 2024)0 -
Sea_Shell said:Quick energy calc question.
We've been away, and everything electric that can (reasonably) be turned off was turned off.
For the 72 hours (3 complete days) that we were away, this year the house used 1.05kwh per day.
Last year, for the same 3 days, we averaged 1 kwh.
Am I right in thinking that the difference works out at 0.00208 kw per day (0.05 / 24)
So am I looking for something that was drawing an extra constant 21w ? Or something else, but not constant1 -
Sea_Shell said:Quick energy calc question.
We've been away, and everything electric that can (reasonably) be turned off was turned off.
For the 72 hours (3 complete days) that we were away, this year the house used 1.05kwh per day.
Last year, for the same 3 days, we averaged 1 kwh.
Am I right in thinking that the difference works out at 0.00208 kw per day (0.05 / 24)
So am I looking for something that was drawing an extra constant 21w ? Or something else, but not constant
2w is "noise", but 20w might have been "something" IYSWIM.How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.31% of current retirement "pot" (as at end March 2024)0 -
I was taking a look at the 'resting heart rate' of our house a while back and a faulty (and high wattage) security light was identified and replaced. An unsecured bit of rose was waggling in front of the sensor setting it off but this was even happening in daylight which was wrong.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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My house draws ~1.5 kwhrs between 2am to 5am which at ~ 22p doesn't cause me to lose any sleep! I take your point that you are merely curious about the fluctuation, however if you have managed to reduce your electrical import to a sixth of my background consumption, trying to find vampire drain in the magnitude of 10's of watts is some challenge.0
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pensionpawn said:My house draws ~1.5 kwhrs between 2am to 5am which at ~ 22p doesn't cause me to lose any sleep! I take your point that you are merely curious about the fluctuation, however if you have managed to reduce your electrical import to a sixth of my background consumption, trying to find vampire drain in the magnitude of 10's of watts is some challenge.
Yes, curiosity only.
Look after the watts and the kilowatts look after themselves!!How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.31% of current retirement "pot" (as at end March 2024)2 -
Sea_Shell said:pensionpawn said:My house draws ~1.5 kwhrs between 2am to 5am which at ~ 22p doesn't cause me to lose any sleep! I take your point that you are merely curious about the fluctuation, however if you have managed to reduce your electrical import to a sixth of my background consumption, trying to find vampire drain in the magnitude of 10's of watts is some challenge.
Yes, curiosity only.
Look after the watts and the kilowatts look after themselves!!1 -
If on Octopus, the Octo Aid app will tell you your base load.
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FIREDreamer said:If on Octopus, the Octo Aid app will tell you your base load.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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