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Landlord Member Since: 27 Oct 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 582 |
Just moved into a 200 year old place with a gas Aga and gas CH.
May have to sell the Range Rover, Land Rover, wife and dog to pay the heating bills 2007 TD5 90 Hard Top |
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14th Dec 2012 9:20pm |
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scotty38 Member Since: 21 May 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 571 |
I'd say our gas bill is about the same. Would love to get it down to what some of the others on here achieve though..... |
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15th Dec 2012 12:43am |
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JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 |
My house is a late 60's early 70's 3 bedroom jobbie, gas combi boiler doing the central heating, hot water and hob. My annual dual fuel bill comes in at just over £500.
Educating my boys to turn off lights when they're not needed helps as does my thermostat at it's lowest setting and if they get cold it's their fault as they've got plenty of jumpers in the cupboard |
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15th Dec 2012 1:12am |
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LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641 |
I didnt t think £750 was bad I has come down since the kids left home from about £900 obviously with a combi my water is off the gas as is my cooker, and I cant say I ever feel cold.
However you have all got me thinking and I might try dropping the thermostat to 18 and the rad valves to 2 and see how it goes. Along simular lines I had a chat with some mates at work about food bills I recon I spend about £120 per week on food and household shopping (£6kpa!!!) and there is only me the mrs and a collie in the house, some of my mates were quoting loads lower figures, I shop at ASDA and check my bill on line and against the other main stores I nearly always get told they were cheeper, if I was economising this is my most likely area to cut down as it makes the gas look cheap. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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15th Dec 2012 6:52am |
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JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 |
When it comes to the food shopping I'm a real skinflint, I've got 2 teenage boys who eat more than I do but they don't go hungry. A lot of the "saver" flashed products are as good and probably with less preservatives than the named brands and Aldi and Lidl give value for money.
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15th Dec 2012 10:38am |
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