tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post4448159398692154247..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: Finally, our autumn and winter preparations are coming together...Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-28808175110584899502013-09-27T08:18:21.732+01:002013-09-27T08:18:21.732+01:00Don't be in awe, that is only the electricity!...Don't be in awe, that is only the electricity! Put onto that figure, £150 for the logs and around £350 for the oil and that reflects the true annual bill for absolutely everything. If we had the heating on 'normally' the oil bill would be around £700 and the electricity around £500.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-61559375568174540992013-09-27T08:16:14.407+01:002013-09-27T08:16:14.407+01:00Can't beat a wood burner really as the whole t...Can't beat a wood burner really as the whole things keeps hot for ages. We don't age any more logs after 8pm and it is still hot by the time we go to bed and the room is still warm in the mornings.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-26752533679889250472013-09-27T05:54:35.904+01:002013-09-27T05:54:35.904+01:00I am hoping that our woodburner will be installed ...I am hoping that our woodburner will be installed this weekend on the barge. It is our only form of heating but should be sufficient, we are insulated overhead, underfoot and to the sides xxxFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-72527709563464806702013-09-26T22:43:43.320+01:002013-09-26T22:43:43.320+01:00I'm in awe of your heating and hot water bill ...I'm in awe of your heating and hot water bill only being £330 a year - I do my utmost to keep things to a minimum but it still costs me an average of about £75 per month. No cheap rate here, though, and we do work fulltime from home. Well done, I hope to greatly reduce my usage in 2014 now we have the new fireplace completed. :)NYK in Frugaldomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702184851369212088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-22341051237260686522013-09-26T18:54:41.392+01:002013-09-26T18:54:41.392+01:00Our bedrooms face south which helps and last year,...Our bedrooms face south which helps and last year, the window was shut and the door left open. That helped keep the cold out overnight. Used to have an electric blanket but being 'the princess and the pea' had to give it up as I could feel the cables inside the blanket!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-7117526716922359912013-09-26T18:53:11.153+01:002013-09-26T18:53:11.153+01:00Unfortunately for us, our front room is north faci...Unfortunately for us, our front room is north facing. Lovely in summer but very cold in winter despite insulated walls, double glazing, thick curtains etc. I imagine you will notice a difference in all your bills, especially as you were often cooking for 4. Hope she is settling in okay.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80807791240806251682013-09-26T17:50:13.766+01:002013-09-26T17:50:13.766+01:00We're like you - we always opt for more clothi...We're like you - we always opt for more clothing rather than turning the heating on. If we're still cold we wrap a blanket around our legs if we are sitting in the evening. I kept my old fleece dressing gown and pop that on over my clothes when I have a sit down during the day as I never use any form of heating until late afternoon. I'm usually busy so don't really feel the cold until I sit. I bought a lovely crocheted pure wool blanket for £1 at the carboot last weekend which is the perfect size for over my knees when I'm using the sewing machine. I'm expecting our bills to fall now that KL has gone to uni - fewer showers, less hairdrying and straightening and fewer gadgets to be charged.<br />Nothing we do feels like a hardship, but I think that's because of our upbringing - we didn't live in a house with central heating until I was 27 - and even then it was only a partial system with 3 radiators upstairs and none downstairs.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-27708176546464832242013-09-26T16:51:37.254+01:002013-09-26T16:51:37.254+01:00We have underfloor heating downstairs and once the...We have underfloor heating downstairs and once the temperature drops low enough for us to feel cols all day it goes on 15c and stays there. The hot water tank is so well lagged that the airing cupboard is cold. I have oil filled radiators upstairs and they go on timer 30 minutes before we go to bed for 45 minutes but only when it is very cold. The cottage faces due south and gets warm with minimal sunshine. I had as much insulation stuffed in as was humanly possible when I bought it and that has paid off. My DD for power is £18 monthly.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-73675472330098544552013-09-26T16:36:56.760+01:002013-09-26T16:36:56.760+01:00Hopefully now, you should start to receive emails ...Hopefully now, you should start to receive emails of new followers. I have no idea why they don't publicise the i.d. of followers in the same way blogger does. I find lots of new blogs to read simply by clicking on other blog's followers! My friend went through last winter on 15 C set on the thermostat but also had a fire. She needed to put more oil in but had loads of coal left. It is just a balancing act really. We don't like the idea of warming the whole house when we spend most of our time in just one room. By being careful (and not feeling hard done by) we manage most months to have a little left over which goes into savings for either a holiday or something we need.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-77763795695055260472013-09-26T14:02:28.190+01:002013-09-26T14:02:28.190+01:00I do admire your frugal living DC. It puts me to s...I do admire your frugal living DC. It puts me to shame. However John now works a three day week so finances have been cut. So I shall be taking a leaf out of your book. Not sure about the heating though. I'm a very chilly person at the best of times, but if needs must.....<br />Thanks for your advice about Bloglovin. I already have a gmail account and tried what you said but no luck. I went into Bloglovin's settings and ticked the box to be notified by email of any new followers, so only time will tell.<br />Patricia xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.com