Cutting fuel costs....I'm freezing!!

esthomizzy

Yes they are for camping so you can wander about without having to get out of your sleeping bag but I reckon they'd keep you snug as a bug at home with the heating off too. If I remember I'll try it one weekend next year and report back.

Fur156

Hi All.

This weekend just gone, I took a trip to Blackbushe market, I knew it would still be on even though the weather was bad. I brought 6 pairs of thermal socks which I haggled to £3. ( I think this was a good price )
Thermal under clothing can be very useful for this time of year. I would recommend spending a little on some.

Uniscots97

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I don't know how much our heating bills will be as we have just moved house and I've just arranged a monthly dd to pay, we are going to be paying only £38 per month so I'll see how this works out. We have a detached 4 bed house so I don't think this will be enough really but we'll have to wait and see, it's what scottish hydro (cheapest utilities using comparrison site) have recommended we pay.

Hi, I have a 4 bed detached. My bills (gas and electric) come in at £55 a month (during winter). I'm hoping to bring this down now that my boiler has been checked and had a few minor repairs to make it work more efficiently. My house is usually nice and warm. Only cold room is the kitchen (at the back of the house and it has no radiator just an electric convector heater! :eek: which are a fortune to run!). So if anyone has tips to keep my kitchen warmer I'd love to hear them.

surfsister

a tip i use is to pull the curtains across the windows quite early as it stops draughts and helps build up/keep in any heat. If I'm out I often leave the curtains across all day and it's much warner when i get home. Also shut any doors. I have a log fire in evening with cheap/free logs so save money that way. Don't suppose you have a chimney? I make logs from old newspapers (free) and just put a few large lumps of coal on which burn for ages.

I invested in cavity wall insulation and loft insulation and it's made a big difference (there are grants around depending on circumstances)

Also thock furry socks and hats help as most heat is lost through these parts. as already mentioned.

Keep warm!

bathgatebuyer

I put my dressing gown on over my clothes when I get in at night. Makes an amazing difference! Also, a friend of mine gave me a Ralph Lauren throw for my birthday (sounds impressive but it was £15 in the TK Maxx sale!) so I lounge about feeling like I'm in the lap of luxury most evenings when I'm really desperate to save cash and avoid having to give anything other than about £70 a quarter to nasty Scottish Power.

Adrasteia01

It's handy if you have a fireplace. You can burn stuff in it. I still remember last year I decided to use my old phone books in the fireplace, and they burned quite slowly as they were so bulky.

I thought it was a great idea, until our next door neighbour came over to tell me he thought my chimney was on fire! It wasn't, but it was looking rather bad from outside the house.

You can also get those electric oil-filled heaters. The ones that are like plug in radiators. They are very, very good and I don't think they're that expensive to run, and are fairly safe.