It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

mandy47

My top 5,
1. Washing line
2. Veg garden and greenhouse
3.Slow cooker
4. Halogen oven
5. Yellow sticker bargains

Difficult to choose only 5. Was tempted to put in my push along carpet sweeper. Only had it a few weeks but it has cut out 5 days of using electric vacuum.  

maryb

1. Washing line
2. Electric blanket
3. 25 year old winter coat that is wool and would keep out an Arctic Blizzard.  It only comes out during one but I am never getting rid of it!
4. Wonderbag/thermal cooker - I never got on with electric slow cookers but this cooks wonderful rice
5. My pressure cooker - much prefer it to a slow cooker

If 4 and 5 are too similar then I would add my wool duvet and mattress topper.  No more arthritic hip pain in bed from being a bit cold.  But the wool pillows are a disappointment.  Marks have a super special offer on bedding at the moment so I have ordered new goose feather and down pillows

atrixa

My 5 (no particular order):

1) Washing line- I don't have a TD anyway, but saves space inside having to use airers.
2) Reusable sanitary products
3) My budget spreadsheet- this changed everything for me
4) A nice blanket for cold evenings
5) Batch cooking

joedenise

My top five:

1.  Washing line in garden
2.  Remoska
3.  Halogen oven which also has a rotisserie in it for chips, sausages or skewers
4.  Pressure cooker - much prefer it to the SC
5.  Water bed with wool duvet - heat of the water is thermostatically controlled so can have it warmer in winter than summer; the wool duvet seems to keep us warm in winter and cool in summer

Wednesday2000

1. Thick men's sports socks. I recently swapped to men's socks as my feet felt permantly cold (I have a thyroid problem) and they have made a dramatic difference.

2. Batch cooking and meal planning.

3. My foot spa, also related to my thyroid problem! I love coming home in winter, taking off my shoes and socks, sitting in my chair and using it in front of the TV.

I can't think of 5. I want to start using a washing line when I move house as we are definitely getting rid of our tumble dryer. I also want to get a microwave to stop putting the oven on.

Oh yes, I'm hoping that heated blanket I just bought will be on the list too.:)

Happy_Sloth

Mine is my 

1) Heated throw..  it was bought for me last year and i now can't live without it.  
2) Electric Pressure Cooker (which also slow cooks) 
3) Air fryer (Between this and my pressure cooker i hardly ever use the oven) 
4) a good thick onsie!  Living in a drafty victorian house, it's all in one nature may make me look like a telly tubby but i'm always toasty warm! 
5) My Freezers and Basement Storage ... i have so much food on hand! it's lovely, i can batch cook which safes both time and money.  I almost never run out of anything i use regularly because i usually have 10 in stock and have a FIFO system so things are replenished before they are needed.  

Laurasiamos

atrixa said:

My 5 (no particular order):

1) Washing line- I don't have a TD anyway, but saves space inside having to use airers.
2) Reusable sanitary products
3) My budget spreadsheet- this changed everything for me
4) A nice blanket for cold evenings
5) Batch cooking

Can you give any advice on Reusable sanitary wear please? What brands would you recommend? I'm interested in washable sanitary towels as opposed to a moon cup type thing but honestly don't know where to start.

Florenceem

I am post menopause but I wear home made cloth panti liners. Info on Pinteres. and a link here - hope this is allowed - 

https://www.arosetintedworld.co.uk/reusable-sanitary-pads-how-to-make-and-use-them/

LadyHarriet

My top Five (in no particular order)

1. My Remoska - seriously, I LOVE this thing!
2. My slow cooker
3. My vegetable garden & new mini greenhouse
4. Laptop for menu planning & stocksheet spreadsheets, helpful blogs and of course MSE
5. My thermal undies - passion-killers they may be, but I wouldn't be without them!

missmoneywatch

@Laurasiamos try the nappy lady website for a start might show you some ideas of brands, I changed to washable pads after using cloth nappies with my second child five years ago. Expensive at first but now no monthly costs! 
Lots of sellers of pads on Etsy and Facebook groups too, I like crimson moon, red rags and Fanny paddams but there's loads of makers.