Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)
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Tea is the superior drink anyway!
We don't bother with Pizza anymore it costs over £35 when Tesco or Asda do the same sometime better for less than a tenner.
I have a buffer saved, only being used for our deposit for the rental we're moving too in September so should get our existing deposit back and into savings.
Takeaways are on a very odd occasion and we rarely go out for meals as it's costs too much.
Rentals are another thing that needs more regulation i get supply and demand but charging £1400pcm for a 3 bed is just criminal.
I have a buffer saved, only being used for our deposit for the rental we're moving too in September so should get our existing deposit back and into savings.
Takeaways are on a very odd occasion and we rarely go out for meals as it's costs too much.
Rentals are another thing that needs more regulation i get supply and demand but charging £1400pcm for a 3 bed is just criminal.
My new favourite is Chicago Town deep dish stuffed crust. I buy my own topping.
It comes to 5 pounds.
If I get a domino's, even with an offer its basically 18 pounds for a pizza and side.
And I'm sure quality has dropped.
Probably used to have them 3x a month. Going to give pizza hut a try but down to once a month due to cost/quality
Soldato
Gas prices starting to go up as Russia starts decreasing supply to Europe significantly. Not looking good for Winter
Soldato
I'm fortunate I don't appreciate coffee!
I think that cost above is as much as my whole jar of instant I have at home!
4 pounds for a coffee?
I've only been to a coffee shop twice. And it was a long time ago.
I enjoy coffee but work has proper coffee and same at home with fresh beans so I don't ever go to a coffee shop but 6kg of coffee beans is about £50 and you get about 100 cups of coffee out of 1kg so makes me coffee about 8p a cup + electric probably around 15p a cup these days at home.
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My rates end in October and am bricking it as to what it will end up being once winter kicks in
Currently on
Fixed term ends 19/10/2022
20.69 p/kWh 17.19 p/day
(All rates inc. VAT)
Fixed term ends 19/10/2022
3.85 p/kWh 19.27 p/day
(All rates inc. VAT)
Currently on
Electricity
Fix Online v47Fixed term ends 19/10/2022
20.69 p/kWh 17.19 p/day
(All rates inc. VAT)
Gas
Fix Online v47Fixed term ends 19/10/2022
3.85 p/kWh 19.27 p/day
(All rates inc. VAT)
Soldato
Dominos supplier for toppings and sauce hasn't changed (house mate works at the company supplying them) so not sure on quality but they are stupid expensive. Only time we bother is if it is 6+ people and getting 50% off everything which makes it reasonable. However Chicago Town pizzas are just plain awful!! The dough is so bad and the processed toppings are not good.
Sainsbury or Morrison own pizza that are freshly made in a deal though. Those are great prices and get that more now with how things are.
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If you left in the 1kg bag you'd only get about 2 weeks before they start to drop in quality (they are often roasted a year ago and vacuum sealed). You need a proper air-tight container which then gives you about 4-6 weeks use per 1kg bag. Until you open the individual 1kg vacuum bag they will list months.
Edit: Also don't generally pick mass produced beans, although cost goes up a few pence per mug it worth it. Waitrose and M&S do more specialist beans that have a roasting date meaning only likely two weeks or so old and so taste fresher still. Grind as you go, don't mass grind and leave in machine. Again that just ruins flavour.
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Have to say I am tempted! Was going to buy a beer cooler machine. But I'm not excited by the keg selection. I don't want to fall into the slippery slope of coffee!
That January price cap is going to be much higher at this rate!
If needs must you use the money when your car payment is finished to pay your essential bills and put thoughts of a £20k car on the backburner.
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New ATH for Winter contracts it seems, it did peak at 530 this morning but now 507, I think the 65% increase being toted for October will see a revision and be more like 75% if these prices hold or get worse over the next few weeks
New ATH for Winter contracts it seems, it did peak at 530 this morning but now 507, I think the 65% increase being toted for October will see a revision and be more like 75% if these prices hold or get worse over the next few weeks
If these prices hold over winter start of 2023 with January price cap.. Doesn't bear thinking about
Soldato
Honestly if you like coffee it is significantly different and so much better. The cost of machine to ground your bean doesn't even need to be high. Like a £70 machine would be more than good enough and be as good as a coffee shop because it will be fresher (not leaving beans in hopper) and finding a bean to your particular taste. You could also hand grind and French Press for like £20 outlay as well but the machine much more convenient.
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March 23 is floating at an ATH of 450 at the moment so Jan increase will be horrific too
Martin Lewis did mention that we are on a financial timebomb i can see why.
I just don't know what the government can do? i can see Energy companies passing the debt to collection agencies. The debt collection then halving it by 50% because no one is going to care about their credit score come october.
I can see that things like store credit /credit cards being so strict as people look for additional sources to pay off debt then entering a DMP to pay off the outstanding amount.
Shell offered us Stepchange for the outstanding amount for the debt for the existing supplier who went into administration. it took me 5 years of hard work to get my credit record clean no way am i doing DMP again.
I just don't know what the government can do? i can see Energy companies passing the debt to collection agencies. The debt collection then halving it by 50% because no one is going to care about their credit score come october.
I can see that things like store credit /credit cards being so strict as people look for additional sources to pay off debt then entering a DMP to pay off the outstanding amount.
Shell offered us Stepchange for the outstanding amount for the debt for the existing supplier who went into administration. it took me 5 years of hard work to get my credit record clean no way am i doing DMP again.
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Even the VAT U-turn Rishi is harping on about wont make a ***** worth fo difference as for the average person the increase is greater than all the current and planned future support plus the tax reduction put together!
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Maybe, maybe not. Look at fuel prices, jumped from £1.40ish per litre to £2+ almost overnight. A bit of grumbling for a few weeks from the general public, prices drop back slightly to £1.80ish and folk are actually happy it's cheaper now, they've already acclimatised to the new prices and forgotten it was 50-60p a litre cheaper less than two months ago. I wouldn't be surprised if we see the same happen with utility prices.