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Mortgage free at last

Posted on Monday 1st September 2014 by TawneySeptember 1, 2014avatar

Hello Friends, Today, 1st September 2014, we made the last payment on our mortgage.  After all this time, I can’t quite believe we have got there.  We have managed to pay it off 5 years early and I feel like … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills, home life, saving money

Cutting down on cold windows by making blinds

Posted on Sunday 5th January 2014 by TawneyJanuary 5, 2014avatar

Hello Friends, We live in an old house with lots of single glazed windows.  Some of the windows have the original wavy  Victorian glass, so we’ve tried to preserve this wherever possible.  Other than the odd window which has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bills, making my own

The only way is up

Posted on Tuesday 18th December 2012 by TawneyDecember 18, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, I seem to be writing a lot about saving energy at the moment.  This is because energy costs seem to be gobbling up more and more of our income. A couple of days ago we had a letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Spending | Tagged bills, energy

Tackling that heating bill

Posted on Monday 10th December 2012 by TawneyDecember 10, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, As you know, we’ve been battling over the last couple of years with huge gas bills.  This has not been helped by teenage daughters who believe a shower has to last 40 minutes, but that’s another story. OH … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills, heating

Finally sorting out my phone

Posted on Saturday 29th September 2012 by TawneySeptember 29, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, After 12 years on a pay as you go mobile phone I have finally crumbled and signed up to a monthly contract. We resisted having mobile phones for a long time.  We then had two incidents when OH … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills, saving money

Another bill and the need to make life simpler

Posted on Saturday 4th February 2012 by TawneyFebruary 4, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, As you know, on Thursday I had a bit of a rant about the gas bill.  Yesterday we had the electricity bill in the post.   After the gas bill, I was a bit concerned about what this might … Continue reading →

Posted in Home | Tagged bills, home life, organisation

A rant about the gas bill

Posted on Thursday 2nd February 2012 by TawneyFebruary 2, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, Last year we had a huge gas bill – over £700.  The house is on 3 floors, quite old and drafty and we had to leave the heating on overnight because it was so cold and wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Spending | Tagged bills, rants

It all adds up…

Posted on Thursday 19th January 2012 by TawneyJanuary 19, 2012avatar

Hello Friends, I’ve had a funny couple of days on the money front.  January and February are normally a bit tricky.  We have a number of large bills due: car insurance, gas and electricity for the winter quarter, breakdown insurance for … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills, saving money

Trying something new

Posted on Saturday 12th November 2011 by TawneyNovember 12, 2011avatar

Hello Everyone, Setting up this blog has taken me well out of my comfort zone.  I’ve had to get over the fear of writing for anyone to see and comment on.  I wanted to set up a free standing blog, … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills, budgeting

Giving in and putting on the heating

Posted on Thursday 20th October 2011 by TawneyOctober 20, 2011avatar

We gave in today and put the heating on.  I’ve resisted turning it on until now, but it suddenly got uncomfortably cold. We had a truly massive gas bill in February last year, and we’ve been trying to cut our gas and … Continue reading →

Posted in Saving money | Tagged bills
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