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Post by Timeblue on Sept 21, 2022 16:25:45 GMT
How is everyone coping with the rising cost of living? So far it hasn't really kicked in yet but the coming winter months will surely see bigger fuel and grocery bills. Let's see if these new measures take effect....
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Post by Horacewimp on Sept 21, 2022 17:25:47 GMT
We’ve noticed the cost of the weekly shop has gone up a good percentage, thankfully we no longer have a mortgage so aren’t effected by that, the gas and electric price rises are eye watering we will be using our heated blankets more this year rather than turning on the central heating.
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Post by fluffy on Sept 21, 2022 17:33:02 GMT
It is a struggle. I don't know how I am going to do this coming year. Energy bills are going up 50%. Food is high.
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Post by Timeblue on Sept 21, 2022 17:50:11 GMT
We’ve noticed the cost of the weekly shop has gone up a good percentage, thankfully we no longer have a mortgage so aren’t effected by that, the gas and electric price rises are eye watering we will be using our heated blankets more this year rather than turning on the central heating. We too have no mortgage anymore and we don't use credit cards so try to pay as we go but this winter could be interesting to say the least. Our fuel bills went up from £95 to £230 per month and we expect it to rise further.
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Post by Horacewimp on Sept 21, 2022 18:18:03 GMT
I'm just back from Lisbon (see tourist thread) and speaking to people there they didn't seem worried about any price rises they said they haven't noticed anything. We found the prices in the shops and restaurants to be very competitive don't know why it hasn't hit them yet  |
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Post by unomusette on Sept 21, 2022 20:59:39 GMT
Definitely noticing things creeping up in the supermarket, waiting to see how the fuel bills shape up. The slight silver lining is that it's making people think harder about saving energy which can only be a good thing. Further to that, I've invested in an air fryer which is turning out to be rather fab. It does everything the big oven can do but in a smaller way, love it!  |
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Post by Timeblue on Sept 21, 2022 21:04:00 GMT
Definitely noticing things creeping up in the supermarket, waiting to see how the fuel bills shape up. The slight silver lining is that it's making people think harder about saving energy which can only be a good thing. Further to that, I've invested in an air fryer which is turning out to be rather fab. It does everything the big oven can do but in a smaller way, love it! We have an air fryer too! although the handle broke off it yesterday and I'm waiting for the replacement from amazon to arrive tomorrow... 
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Post by unomusette on Sept 21, 2022 21:07:56 GMT
Oh no! You're obviously using it to the max though, nice one  |
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Post by eloneen on Sept 22, 2022 1:00:03 GMT
We have a mortgage (because we traded up to a much larger house when my parents came to live with us), but at a very low rate, and hope to have it paid off in about 5 years. We use credit cards for almost everything that we can use them for, but we pay them off in full each month.  We love using them for the airline, hotel and cashback rewards (travel rewards to be used at some later date TBD  ). We have our utility bills cost-averaged over the year with automatic withdrawals from our checking account so we don't feel the spikes or even think too much about it. The main places where we see and feel inflation right now are at the supermarket, and, until very recently, at the gas pump. Fortunately, the gas prices have cooled to a saner level in the past few weeks. The food price increases are really noticeable, though, and show no sign of abating. Being a little more careful with our meal planning and splurging less on food will help us keep on track, I hope. I felt inclined to indulge myself and our family with nice food treats and lovely meals when the limits of the pandemic made that an accessible pleasure we could safely enjoy at home. Time to buckle down again! |
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Post by BSJ on Sept 22, 2022 13:58:29 GMT
No mortgage here, either. We pay off our card every month, too. We're still going out to eat a few times a week. Long ago, I learned not to pay too close attention to food prices, so I've no clue when something has shot up in cost. Even before the rise in cost, if I looked at prices when shopping for food, I wouldn't buy anything! And I try to ignore the final cost when checking out. What does it matter, ya gotta eat. As far as utilities go? I've not heard Dave bitch. Yet.  |
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Post by Timeblue on Sept 22, 2022 15:52:44 GMT
We are looking at getting solar panels fitted next year if only to help negate the electric side of it, does anyone on here have them? and are they worth it?
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Post by unomusette on Sept 22, 2022 21:06:10 GMT
I knew someone who had them installed and was quite pleased with them, but I've not seen him for a while so it might all have gone south since. I was reading the other day that it takes about 6 years to break even on the installation costs. Isn't there an issue about who owns the roofspace if you sell the house? I think some solar panel providers consider it to be their property - hopefully this has been ironed out now that more people have them but it's worth being careful about the small print when choosing a supplier. They also seem to be the ideal spot for pigeons to snuggle up underneath, if the house around the corner from ours is anything to go by  |
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?