Cost cutting tips. So with the spiraling cost of food and electricity I thought this would be good.

Just stream shows and play computer games on your mobile device.

It's about $1 of electricity for year, Bob.

I have a water filter that sits on my countertop I fill it and boil the water from it, room temperature water is cheaper to boil than straight from the tap. I have an insulated jug that I pour the water into them to keep it hot for 8 hours.

If your fridge is any colder than it needs to be turn up it's thermostat by 1 or 2. We have a fridge that was burnin' 2.5-3kW a day, now only 1 or 1.5 after adjusting so a good whack of power saved and no need to be hardshipping reading books using a head torch.

The biggest energy outlay is heating your house and heating water. Better to focus on this than penny-pinching on binbags and drinking lukewarm tea.

If heating bills are high then buy an electric blanket. Most are less than 100W and it'll take the chill out of your bed. Better than heating the whole room.

Insulation isn't worth a damn if you have a draft. Buy draft excluders and get someone to look at your windows and doors for airgaps. Even roller blinds can make some difference keeping cold air near the window away from the room.

Next tip if you have a fireplace and you have trees in your garden that may be a bit overgrown. Get them cut back now and split and season the wood in the shed for the next few months. Free firewood. It's surprising how much firewood you can get from a single tree. Trees are dormant from about October so you'll do less damage to them at this time of year.

Make sure all your heating is on timers. Instead of having the heating on for 2 straight hours, turn it off for 30 mins in the middle. You'll likely not feel the difference.

You should have done this already, but replace all your non-LED bulbs with LED. Keep an eye out for deals on decent quality bulbs, they crop up all the time. Read up on colour temperature and illumination. Honestly yellow lights make rooms feel warmer.

By using a head torch instead of putting a few led lights in the house? Come off it.

Shower and get the fook out. Turn water on, wet yourself, wash yourself and turn off. 3/4 mins tops!

Turn lights on only when light needed!

Stop fooking throwing out perfectly edible foods because a label says “best before.” Use your two senses, taste and smell!!

Free prison food? Wouldn't say no!

Mine would be.

Never buy anything bar the ticket at cinema. Go at odd times if you can, or use three scheme for 2 for 1 tickets.

Switch to Aldi/Lidl for big shop..some of the stuff is literally identical. Obviously handy to have the apps for different supermarkets as some excellent vouchers and freebies on them.

When it comes to switching things off at night a lot of ours are on an Alexa switch so can turn them off in one go.

Don't leave your phone on charge obviously when it is at 100.

If you have fresh herbs and you aren't going to use them freeze them. Same with any ready meals that are getting near use by date. If lots of veg left soup is always a good thing to use them up. Freeze a loaf if you just want to use a slice or two at a time as toast.

I don't think smart bulbs would save you much in the long run, they're expensive to buy.

You're getting convenience more than energy savings since leaving a 10W LED on all night will only cost pennies in electricity.

Yep, I've spent many a weekend cutting back leylandii and getting covered in sap and needles.

Leave the oven door open when cooking dinner and it'll heat the room.

Don't empty the sink after washing up until the water is cold, as it'll heat the room while cooling.

Go to work early and stay late to save on heating at home.

I didn't mention smart bulbs (though I have a couple I bought on sale on Amazon)

I have Alexa plug connected to an extension, I can turn everything off (so no red lights for TV, sky box, Xbox etc) in one go when going to bed.

Whoosh..........

Always a list for me and I stick to it (I am walkable to an Aldi as well)

I found Tesco delivery hit and miss. Things missing, frozen stuff half defrosted. Plus like to see my fruit and veg. But hey maybe works for you.

10 bulbs?!? Jaysus where do you live... Buckingham palace?

I have a few smart lamps and lights they work well alright, plus don't have to get out of bed to turn off and on so bonus.

Most kitchens built/renovated in the past two decades have spotlight arrays or in ceiling spots. I've 2x3 spot arrays plus under-cabinet lighting on a zigbee controller so it shows as 7 'bulbs' (the under counter strips are six different units if I remember right, but switch as one)

Those 2x3 arrays would have just two switches but are six seperate zigbee bulbs.

Put in solar panels for electricity and also for hot water if you can. The cutting back and improving efficiency is not a waste, the more you reduce your usage the more feasible it becomes to go off the grid if they really start taking the piss

Easily done if the kitchen is a decent size with table & island. 6/8 50w spotlight and a few under the cabinets to light up the counter