General Chat

I pay by direct debit and was in credit by over £100 on my gas!
Decided they could keep the money until the next bill arrived (thank goodness!)

Also in credit on the leccy - may demand that back soon.

Only good thing about utility companies overcharging is that, with the present financial situation, (thank you, Darling) if the money was in my bank account the interest wouldn't be worth having, so it makes very little difference to me.

our fires on all the time we are in, heating from teatime til 11, we pay on a card towards the bill when it comes, also elec with same company, get a discount for having both if you keep your payments up that is! when we can manage like

Haven't had our gas bill yet but we do have a roaring fire in the inglnook

Was dreading this gas bill as its been so cold l had the heating on nearly all the time that l was in , but pleasantly surprised it was £140, mind you l was up the hospital during the day for 8 weeks so that brought it down.

Like Julia,,,,wont be cold at any price,,if I'm cold on it goes and fire is on first thing till bed time,ch isnt on timer and can on and off as I want and do.

this bill £380+

but understand others may not be in a position to do it,

All right,I admit that I wouldn't give up fags,not for financial reasons anyway.

I suppose that if money was that tight that I couldn't heat the house,I could hibernate under the duvet for six months. If I could remember how to do it,I could give up rumpy pumpy,but that is free anyway, as far as I remember.....................................

Don't drink,Don't smoke,What do you do? Adam and his Ants!!

I put me heating on cos it was bleddy freezing fgs!

Doesn't it cost a ruddy fortune though,downright disgusting what they all charge us...

LOL once again.......same as Stray.....it's my daughters I put the heating for too, not grandchildren.

I do it because I'm pretty busy and active whilst they're at school and I keep warm by keeping moving......house is clean and we save money on heating.

*Everyone's a winner Rodders* LOL xx

Lights up fag
Julia I agree
lol
Goes straight to norti step

Oooh Nina, that's abit hot for for my blood on this very cold and murky afternoon in Derbyshire where it is only three degrees. Give up the fags. Never,never. I'd rather cut down on something else if I had to. LOLOL
Julia in Derbyshire

mine isnt my grandchild its my son, i just dont see the point of wasting heating when i can still be warm, by just putting a cardi on and a paif of slipper socks, so i dont go cold, i just dnt spend money to be warm, unless my son is home, xxx

Yes I know we do,but I dint want to do DD anymore as it never worked out right.Still got a nasty bill.
I became fed up with banks and how they operate,so dont use them at all now,only to have my wages paid in as I have no choce in that matter.
I got rid of most of my cards too
I have gone back to good old fashioned cash,if ive got it I spend,if not I wait till I have
Find a pay and go phone better for me too

That post registered before I had finished.

Ladies who only have the heating on when grandkids visit, do your offspring know that?? Mine would go berserk if they thought I was going cold.

Like Julia,I am very frugal in my needs,don't go out,or drink,don't care about fancy clothes or hairstyles,and cook most meals from scratch. But,like I said,I spent enough years in a cold house where the frost was on the INSIDE in the mornings.

No way am I going cold in my dotage. I would rather give up fags.

i used to be on pre pay meters, and found i was paying more, so now im on a card, i pay so much a week then i no my bills wont be do high wen they come in, i no DD, would be cheaper also but i just cannot afford to put it on as a monthly sum, so find weekly works better for me xxx

Do you pre-payment meter holders know that you pay a much higher rate for your fuel than us who pay by DD.

I know that you prefer this method of paying,as you are more in control of your cash,butwouldn't you be better putting your bill cash in a separate account than paying through the nose.

Stray, Muffy, I am like you two. When my son is not home no heat for me. I am sitting as I type fully dressed with my big fluffy dressing gown on!

mine was for £314.00 this time, it was £287.00 this time last year, so Ive only used about £20.00 more, my heating was on constant over xmas.

jean

Ive just put on a fleece....I'm still frozen.

I changed to a card meter for gas and electric last year
I find its worked really well, and no nasty surprise bills to come
Ive had them on as much as I need to and paid as I use
I know this method wouldnt suit everyone
but I find pay as you use great for us

reading this
i am now going to nail my letter box shut