Useful money-saving tips for Winter 2022

Lots of GN’ers say how they hate tights.

Personally, I see nothing wrong with wearing a pair of opaque tights under my jeans.

A lot warmer than just socks, which I will probably wear as well.

Wear a woolly hat indoors as most of the heat escapes via the head.

Grannyjacq1; that’s made my day
I’m praying for a very mild winter.
Boiled water will be put in a flask.
Slow cooker, microwave & dryfrier used to max.
Fleece with hood used as will fingerless gloves.
Heating off in unused rooms.
I have movement sensor USB rechargeable lights in bathrooms, hallway & up the stairs.
On milder days BBQ will be used.
Shower every other day.
Lots of scaremongering from the media as usual
We will endure.

I have wool legwarmers which I pull under my trousers in winter and they keep me very cozy along with a fleece beach wrap. Howerver I may have to wear my ski hat indoors if I can still find it and buy some new fingeless mits.

I remember - many years ago - my children making me a cup of tea one morning. It was lukewarm and tasted very rubbery: they had used the water from their hot water bottle as it was still warm! Not recommended!

I picked this up from MN this morning.
It’s to do with water bills. You could get a discount if you have extra washing because of a condition/ illness.

www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/water-bills/

V3ra

Forlornhope

I read somewhere that each of us gives off the warmth of an electric light bulb (don’t recall the wattage). Perhaps we all ought to be far more sociable and take turns to spend evenings filling the living rooms in each other’s houses.

We've just come back from the theatre and the man sitting next to me could have powered the national grid ??

Cosy V3ra!

teabagwoman

I’ve dug out my Shirley Goode cookbooks from the 70s, anyone remember her cookery slots on Pebble Mill? Like most here there doesn’t seem to be much more I can do to cut fuel bills so now it’s where can I shave the food bills.

Shirley Goode! There’s a blast from the past. My book was used regularly for years.

I love my soup maker - just throw in all that veg that's not much good for anything, and leave it to do its thing - but they're expensive.
I just had a look on Gumtree - two at under half retail price within a few miles.
Lots of people have 'gadgets' in their kitchen doing nothing.

Thank you Razzamatazz. ?

No amount of being thrifty is going to solve this. The energy companies are taking the ... and the conservatives are enabling them. Having Amber Rudd on the board of British Gas and Liz Truss former employee of Shell seems to reveal a profitable conflict of interests the ConParty doesn’t want to solve.

Nannagarra, I've bought the Dreamland Relaxwell heated throw, £60. They have many good reviews and have been recommended by a lot of people on Mumsnet. Argos did sell them but have been out of stock for a long time, I bought direct from Dreamland and it arrived in a few days (free postage).

No sorry, as not in the UK but I am sure others can help.

Thank you mokryna. I’ll look into it. Is there a particular one you recommend?

Nannagarra I really recommend a heated throw, heats up very quickly for a low price.

Like honeyrose and Beautiful, I wear a dressing gown over my clothes if I’m cold. It can be quickly removed if someone calls.
I have been considering a heated throw, which I’m sure would make me even toastier, but I’m not one for keeping still. Any thoughts would be gratefully received.
Beautiful mentions Iceland’s 10% discount for the over 60s on Tuesdays. If you load £20 on Iceland’s bonus card (in stages, in one transaction, or in multiples) the company adds £1 for each £20. Paying by loaded bonus card on Tuesdays if you’re over 60 gives a 15% discount. There is additionally a one-off opportunity, available till the end of August, to load £100 (in stages or in one sum) to receive £15 at the end of November.
However…it pays to keep an eye on other supermarkets’ prices.
Some goods are comparatively expensive in Iceland. This week I found 3 cartons of passata in Home Bargains for £1.
(Of course, other food retailers are available.)

Jaxjacky

We’ve bought the children mobile calor gas heaters, going to get one for us too.

Beware though, calor gas heaters throw out a lot of moisture and you can end up with damp and mould.

Doodledog ?

Galaxy, yes! My dad is extremely generous (especially regards ‘big things’) and yet incredibly stingy with small things

Yes, I grew up to the constant refrain of 'were you born in a barn?'. I think it's a generation thing, as my friend's budgie used to say 'Shut the door, Jo', which it learnt from her dad constantly saying it

Your dad would have got on well with my dad I think fanny. He is utterly unfailingly generous but by God our childhood home was freezing. I consequently am the opposite.

My dad (bless him) puts cling film over key holes to ‘stop the draft’
After years of living with him, I now fling all windows wide open

It’s a really obvious thought…..that dawned on me last year….shut doors! Keeping heat where you want it.

When pooch was a puppy, we bought a microwavable heat spot that kept its warmth in a cover overnight from Amazon
SnuggleSafe Microwave Wireless Heatpad with Fleece Cover £14

To put an air fryer in the oven you would have to remove the shelves, and some of them are heavy to move about. I wouldn’t want to lift a Ninja in and out of an oven - it would be dangerous, I think. Other types are lighter, but I don’t think using the oven as a cupboard is ideal.