OH and I bought our 'new' bungalow in July so are now fairly settled.
Now, we are not going for anything too stunning by self sufficiency standards, but as we are getting older we would like to ensure our bills are as low as we can make them.
We have installed 6.11kw of electricity solar panels (26 of the blighters!). We have a log burner coming this week (Parkray Derwent). There is no gas here, so we use oil for water and heating, but will use an electric one I think once we get a feel for it and change the showers from those that heat it up as you use it.
We are cancelling SKY and OH is looking at alternatives for non subscription TV.
I have now got my 6 chickens. And we have started clearing the plot to grow our own.
Have I missed anything really obvious? Can those of you who are further along the track of minimising bills than I am let me know what you do that I may not have considered?
Now, we are not going for anything too stunning by self sufficiency standards, but as we are getting older we would like to ensure our bills are as low as we can make them.
We have installed 6.11kw of electricity solar panels (26 of the blighters!). We have a log burner coming this week (Parkray Derwent). There is no gas here, so we use oil for water and heating, but will use an electric one I think once we get a feel for it and change the showers from those that heat it up as you use it.
We are cancelling SKY and OH is looking at alternatives for non subscription TV.
I have now got my 6 chickens. And we have started clearing the plot to grow our own.
Have I missed anything really obvious? Can those of you who are further along the track of minimising bills than I am let me know what you do that I may not have considered?
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