energy saving

Twinkle, twinkle – how many lights?

December 8, 2014 By Ellen

Christmas, it seems, has arrived at the Palace of Bundance. How do I know? Well, the house is throbbing with lights and anywhere there was a previously clear (ish) surface is now full of festive things. There is an even greater chance of finding what you’re looking for. Every plug socket has another string of […]

Pushing my EcoButton – review and giveaway

April 28, 2014 By Ellen

I may have mentioned that the Panther of News is to parsimony what Mo Farrah is to running quite fast. He really doesn’t like to part with his hard earned, except on the essentials such as processed food and beer. He spends a lot of time going around the house turning lights off – often […]

How I cut my energy bills by nearly £60 a month…

February 7, 2014 By Ellen

Almost a year ago, I began a process that has lead to me saving considerable amounts of money, as well as making my home cozier. We also found Smart Heat recently which is a great web site to find the best heaters, so have a look there if you need a new heater for your […]

Seven innovations that can help you save money

February 3, 2014 By Ellen

I want to save piles more I keep hearing on the news that things are looking up, the economy is expanding and there are, apparently, green shoots of recovery. That’s marvellous, but this reincarnated affluence has yet to make its way to my bank balance. Therefore, until it gets here I’m still trying to find […]

253/365 making friends with the slow cooker

September 10, 2013 By Ellen

This is what the peperonata sauce looked like at first. Later it just looked like sauce. I got the slow cooker out of the cupboard today. I know the food is easy, healthy and delicious. And a slow cooker is an energy efficient way of cooking. Previously I’ve tried and ended up bunging the […]