Winter

In the evening when the kids have gone to bed, head to bed also. This way you don't need the heaters going, only need the bedside lights and then read a book or watch a smaller tv.

Watching TV is more fun under a big blanket with a loved one. It is more romantic and you get to stretch out on the couch while staying warm and saving power.

We had to do some radical cost reducing moves since I started being a student and am also a single mother of two.

I am using hot water bottles instead of the electric blanket, and in the morning, when there is a frost, and the car windows are iced up I use the luke warm water from the bottles to de ice the window

If you live in a cold climate, invest in some good quality merino leggings and top.

1.Install a free standing fireplace with a solid top, warms the house dry's the air in your house.
Boil your water on top of the fireplace
Do your cooking on top of the fireplace

This may sound crazy but when I get home around 3pm I pull the curtains yourve had the day sun (or rain :) and around that time early afternoon the temperature tends to drop a great deal of cold co

We have newly moved house into what could be called, hmmm, a frozen old villa?