Gas and Electricity payments soar sky high!!

Our monthly payments for gas and electricity  have gone from £57 a month to £82 and £28 to £43 respectively.  We knew that bills were going to go up but didn’t realise how much by!  So, as I job-hunt to help with family finances, we have decided to go without central heating and to wear warmer clothes indoors.  This should not be hard, Dave and I both grew up in homes without central heating, we had coal fires in the living room,  extra blankets on our beds,  warm winter dressing gowns and hot water bottles at bed-time.  We remember winters where there was ice on the inside windows in our bedrooms   We survived and always had a hot breakfast before setting off for school!   Now of course we have become the ’soft’ generation, and we can’t seem to cope without our creature comforts!   We think we will manage just fine,  our winters are much milder and not as cold so we will save money by not having the heating on.  Just need to go and buy some hot water bottles!  I’ll let you know how much money we save by cutting down.