tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post5123305284057272548..comments2023-11-16T08:19:42.110+00:00Comments on ~ EssexHebridean ~: Frugal Friday...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-30837697851570689502013-11-09T21:33:02.070+00:002013-11-09T21:33:02.070+00:00Great tip with the foil blankets - I'd never h...Great tip with the foil blankets - I'd never have thought of that! I've been sitting this afternoon sewing curtain hooks onto thin fleecer throws and those are now lining our bedroom curtains!<br />Glad you had the sealed pot for use for the travelling costs - even when my dad was in hospital earlier in the year it mounted up with the trips there and back and the parking, and we had nothing like the journeys you've been having. Very glad to spot on your blog earlier that you're hoping for Ian to be home early next week too.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-69249027830351716872013-11-09T10:12:55.670+00:002013-11-09T10:12:55.670+00:00Hi Robyn
Another tip for improving energy efficien...Hi Robyn<br />Another tip for improving energy efficiency of curtains is adding a layer of those lifesaving foil blankets you get for emergencies. I picked mine up from a pound shop a while ago for two in a pack and they get put between the fleece and the curtain.<br />I'm working on quilts for the bedroom windows too this year as the winds at the back of the house here are wicked.<br />A small win for me recently has been having my sealed pot to use towards petrol costs with the hospital visiting, at £20+ per day unbudgeted travel it has been a lifesaver.<br />Once Ian gets home I will have to heat the house more,but I have been concentrating on mainly heating myself so hot drinks and a hot water bottle have been my weapons of choice the past few weeks. We are hitting minus temps most nights now here but I have been plenty warm enough.<br />Great buy on the shirts Scarlet :) dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569512066931951883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-70704561027633156902013-11-08T21:56:51.639+00:002013-11-08T21:56:51.639+00:00That's a good win Scarlet! We were just talkin...That's a good win Scarlet! We were just talking about whether we need to think about putting the heating on yet, and so far have decided we won't. The first place to get properly cold is the bathroom, and we can always use the little oil-filled rad in there if needed.<br />I'm planning a little £8 spend myself tomorrow - B&M have twin-packs of fleece throws which will do perfectly well for lining the bedroom curtains!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-56005340907638060092013-11-08T21:11:24.093+00:002013-11-08T21:11:24.093+00:00I've been struggling myself. The tunnel is lon...I've been struggling myself. The tunnel is long and dark, and sometimes it's hard to focus on the tiniest pinprick of light at the end of it. My small win was finding long sleeved thermal tshirts for J for £4 each, rather than the £8 or £12 that I've seen them selling for in the other places I've looked. I bought him 2, and that £8 spend will keep him warm and mean we can keep the heating off for even longer. The only way we can beat the energy companies is not to use the energy in the first place.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-80782285006306445432013-11-08T12:27:07.527+00:002013-11-08T12:27:07.527+00:00Thanks Pat! I think it's about where your leve...Thanks Pat! I think it's about where your level is set - if you're a person who covets "stuff" then this way of life would make you miserable - but when you start focusing on what's really important, your priorities change, don't they! Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-25007357960163155072013-11-08T10:00:41.142+00:002013-11-08T10:00:41.142+00:00I enjoy your Frugal Fridays posts. Probably becau...I enjoy your Frugal Fridays posts. Probably because your approach agrees with mine :-).<br /><br />We don't feel any need to splurge on frivolities but manage to get most of what we really *want* as well as what we *need*.Pat Machinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391185226102825843noreply@blogger.com