The comparison websites are all so difficult to understand and I have ‘played’ with them over the last few week since the announcement of the price rises. I found it best to find the best on line deals and then get them to phone me and not to commit to anything until I had all of the best prices. I had a good deal previously and it just became uncompetitive over time. I’ve now changed energy suppliers and have spent the evening sorting it out. I found a really good deal via Money Saving Expert, Go Compare, Compare the market, money supermarket and all of the other comparison websites.

I have a good deal on my heating costs! I have ordered wood and it is exactly what I paid for it last year! Wood is no more expensive!I’m going to make sure I have all the wood I need for the winter and have two tonnes delivered next week. It’s my very own prepayment meter and I’ll feel really safe knowing we will not be cold!

As gas and electricity costs rise, many people are really going to struggle to keep warm, clean and fed. I will worry about recipes that take a lot of cooking and will think of food that requires less gas to cook. I will use my bread machine, slow cooker and mini oven at lot more and my main cooker a lot less. Even with a new supplier, a fixed price deal, I am going to have to be more careful than I was last year and I will still pay a lot for simple lighting and cooking.

Over to you Dear Reader, has anyone else switched suppliers? I changes to Scottish Power Online Fixed Price energy April 2014 - it’s a mouthful but that’s the name of the dual fuel tariff. It may not be the best for you, but it’s the best for us. Where have you found a good deal? How’s everyone else faring? Head torches? I’m wrapping up a lot and keeping moving…..what are you doing? Anyone else fighting mould through lack of heating?

Until tomorrow,

Love Froogs xxxxxxx