2022 Frugal Living Challenge

Floss

I'm another window open at night person, with maybe a t-shirt nightie and fleecy throw on top of the duvet when bitterly cold. 
Jellytotts maybe the safety risk was to one's health from being enclosed in that temperature?

zafiro1984

Sweetlittledaydreams said:

but am a bit interested in how it would work to have a log burner fitted because I live close to a few woodland areas and like the idea of free firewood! 

If the wood is free, go for it and get the biggest woodburner suitable for the space. Many have attached ovens or at least a hotplate. How much wood you burn depends on its KW output. I use about 2 garages full of wood a year, but my wood burner kicks out 8kw and has an attached oven and back boiler which runs two radiators as well. At the moment it's off but probably will be lit of an evening starting in Sept and run all the way through until next May. from about Oct - April it's on 24/7.
Link below to the one I have, but they do have quite a range. I have the large one with a drawer warmer which fills the gap underneath as an additional extra as I think it looks neater and if you search around they also come with back boilers. Mine is about 15yrs old and I thought expensive at the time but over the years it has saved me so much money. I save because my wood if free but I could imagine it would cost quite a lot to run if I had to buy wood.

https://www.thestoveyard.com/collections/esse-ironheart-collection/esse-ironheart-range

[Deleted User]

Morning all

Its been a while since I posted on here, I want to do an update on my £3,800 PA budget but no idea how to search this thread for my own posts so I can quote it; any ideas anyone?! X

tooldle

Click on your profile (top right hand corner on my machine) and you should then be able to see your discussions and any replies you've posted to other threads. 

fionaandphil

@Sweetlittledaydreams we have an open fire and use about 4 one tonne bags a year plus fire starter.  Like Zafiro ours will probably be on from about September to May, but we use ours as a back up to oil heating.  It is lovely to have on and keeps the house toasty at night, but it is a big commitment in terms of time and preparation to get all the wood cut and dried.  We usually work on a 2 year turn around as the wood doesn't burn as well when its still fresh, so the tree we had to get taken down this year will be used in 2024/25 and is currently in one of our outdoor wood stores.  We have thought about putting in a woodburner which would be more efficient but haven't managed to justify the cost.

Effician

fionaandphil said:

 We have thought about putting in a woodburner which would be more efficient but haven't managed to justify the cost.

We swapped out an old stove for a new high efficiency stove with direct air supply, the result is a much warmer house with much lower log usage & no draughts . As the log burner is the only form of heating for our 150yr old mid terrace every bit of energy saved by not heating freshly drawn in cold air means we need to find less free wood .

mumtoomany

Hi, @Deleted_User. I don't know how to quote, but your post on page two of this thread, says your post on the 2021 thread on the 8th of December shows your breakdown. HTH, mumtoomany.xxx

[Deleted User]

Thank you @mumtoomany xx hope you and your brood are well xx

mumtoomany

Hi @Deleted_User. Yes all well thank you. Still have the two littlies, baby improving slowly. He's now on a ward, rather than in special care, just needs to start feeding for himself. Having a fun time with them and the DGC. Pigs growing big, they are booked in for October, so need to start emptying the freezers. Lambs nearly ready for market, hens moulting so not laying so much. Veg growing, but being eaten by rabbits! Hope you and yours are well, hugs, mumtoomany.xx

YORKSHIRELASS

How strange that ASB and I who are both regulars on another thread have decided to start posting back on here on the same day!  Clearly we are on the same wavelength.

We are doing well with our debt-busting, but DH has had health issues and is self employed so there is a lot of uncertainty there.  Like everyone else we are thinking about winter and rising bills and the little things that can make a difference.  We are going away in September for a few nights but that will be the last big spend for a while.

DH has done really well with our veg garden this year and we have had home grown peppers, tomato and lettuce with our chicken wraps for tea.  The car hasnt moved today because I have worked from home and I am still using the £50 diesel I put in the car on 2nd August which I am pleased about.

Off to update my budget and spreadsheet.