Family incomes to drop by £2k......

[lutonlagerlout]

i have known and know various people who have tapped into gas and electric
swimming pools can cost 10 k a year in electric to run
however every last one of them got caught due to boasting about it down the pub
my mates old dear rang up british gas when she had a problem with her boiler,problem was she didnt know the old fella had hooked the gas up illegally years before
OUCH!
its like any crime,its great till they catch ya
LLL

[Carberry]

Between £100 and £150 for my gas and electricty bill every 3 months. I run as little of both as possible. Wear extra clothes and a blanket if it is cold, people hate coming to my house because it is so cold in winter :laugh:
If I use the heating it is a wee cabinet heater or space heater that I run on half full gas bottles that I get back from customers.
Every now and then have a big bonfire at the yard burning off pallets

Last winter:

[lutonlagerlout]

crikey you really know how to party up north :;):
I keep switching lights off mind
LLL

[henpecked]

Between £100 and £150 for my gas and electricty bill every 3 months. I run as little of both as possible. Wear extra clothes and a blanket if it is cold, people hate coming to my house because it is so cold in winter :laugh:
If I use the heating it is a wee cabinet heater or space heater that I run on half full gas bottles that I get back from customers.
Every now and then have a big bonfire at the yard burning off pallets

Last winter:

We dont have a 'bad' income, but I do enjoy living frugally. 9 times out of 10 you find if you splash out on the 'mega' holiday, or the family outing of your dreams, you inevitably end up disappointed as your expectations out weigh the reality.
We enjoy getting by, the house is exactly what we dreamed of, so when you do spend a few quid going to a hotel, unless its 4* you tend to think 'its a bit grotty really'.
What really floats me boat is getting a bargain with the few quid we save.

[local patios and driveway]

I like you theology henpecked. Its a good one

[henpecked]

I like you theology henpecked. Its a good one

Thanks, its the paddy in me, could drop me in a peat bog and I'd be just as happy

[London Stone Paving]

You've got to live within your means. i am frugal but not tight. Got to know when to spend and when to hold back. As long as you dont waste money on stupid things when something worthwhile comes around you can hopefully afford to do it

[henpecked]

Ive found theres always someone who will take your money, whether they give you back something 'worth' the value of your commitment, is another story entirely. :laugh:
I think Quantative Easing caps it all, if the Government can put £250 Bn cash into the economy and no impact is felt, it sort of puts my spending power into perspective lol

[lutonlagerlout]

I said it before ,rather than give it to those thieving barstewards at the banks,give everyone in the uk a grand each
I will spend mine supporting my local landlord,he can then buy a new car etc etc.
the mrs will spend hers on shoes and miss lout on crisps
it would definitely get the economy going
the monday club might be rather full though :;):
LLL

[parishpaver]

Total bank bailouts amounted to £14,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK.

Paying it to the population( with the stipulation that debts had to be paid off with it first) it would have recapitalised the banks AND kick started spending in the way that LLL describes.

Instead the money goes straight to the banks who now refuse to lend it out and are enabled to carry on playing their casino capitalism games and paying themselves huge bonuses.

You couldn't make it up.

[henpecked]

Total bank bailouts amounted to £14,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK.

Paying it to the population( with the stipulation that debts had to be paid off with it first) it would have recapitalised the banks AND kick started spending in the way that LLL describes.

Instead the money goes straight to the banks who now refuse to lend it out and are enabled to carry on playing their casino capitalism games and paying themselves huge bonuses.

You couldn't make it up.

The problem is the banks cant be 'seen' to back any one particular aspect of the economy with this sort of pay out. So it goes toward buying second rate bonds that wholly underline the UK's stability in the financial market. :;):

[parishpaver]

The money created by "quantitative easing" is being spent on UK bonds to maintain the illusion that the UK still has a market for its debt/bonds. Our ability to pay our debts is probably worse than that of Greece, Portugal, Italy or Spain but because we never took on the Euro and maintained our own currency, we can simply print what is needed to pay our creditors. The resultant inflation is another matter altogether. We will worry about that some other time.

The money spent on bank bailouts was simply a theft of taxpayers money with the proceeds going to the banks.

[London Stone Paving]

Total bank bailouts amounted to £14,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK.

Paying it to the population( with the stipulation that debts had to be paid off with it first) it would have recapitalised the banks AND kick started spending in the way that LLL describes.

Instead the money goes straight to the banks who now refuse to lend it out and are enabled to carry on playing their casino capitalism games and paying themselves huge bonuses.

You couldn't make it up.

when you put it like that Paris, it makes me feel quite ill