When my last energy bills arrived I was horrified to see that they wanted to increase my monthly electricity direct debit. Okay so they were also reducing the gas one but even so I decided to take drastic action. After all if my bills were increasing during the summer months what on earth would the winter ones be like?!
So I took a look around and made a few changes;
- I replaced the electric kettle with one that goes on the gas hob. My partner is a massive tea drinker & the kettle was always on the go!
- I got rid of the radio alarm clock - I have an alarm on my phone which does just fine.
- I Freegled an oldish freezer which was never fully used. It went to a disabled lady whose own had packed up.
- Started soaking our washing by hand and only using the machine for a final spin.
- I now only do the washing up once a day and boil a kettle for the hot water.
- We have a solar shower for camping and on hot days (I know there aren't too many!) we use that water for washing. All these small changes have made a big difference to our bills. We have gone from being in debit to being £58 in credit! And it must be better for the planet too - a subject close to my heart. Till next time, hope I have inspired some of you to cut your bills too. Lesley
If you have a flask, you can save the leftover hot water for a second or third cuppa.
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