Cost of living crisis/kWh Measuring Contest

This is true.

Leave in a bucket next to the loo until your ready to have a flush.

I tried to save water by just drinking beer but that sent me to the loo more, so your damned if you try and damned if you don’t.

Good job global warming is a myth perpetuated by the loony left.

Why are you giving your children a bath every night? Just run a shower for them and bath once a week?

When they are babies and toddlers, it's good to start with a bath as part of the routine. It winds them down before bed and lets them know it's nearly bedtime. It becomes less important as they get older but the habit/ritual remains.

Same with Grandma.

Oh no, who was it that asked the question about how to wash Grandma? I'm sure it was here or the old forum and someone said get in the bath with her

That was user Furbs.

That sounds insane, did you order a lot of expensive takeouts? Those can quickly spiral according to my dad. He always complained about ordering Chinese for 6 (4 men) being really expensive even though it lasted 2 days.

I spent 150 euro a month on groceries, 180 if you include a couple of coffee's, a monthly small lunch and cheap dinner with friends. I cook 2 to 3 times a week taking into account discounted veggies. I almost never eat fish due to its cost and eat vegetarian 2-3 days a week.

Whenever I have a friend come over I spend 20-30 euro since I value hospitality more over a slightly more luxerous evening meal.

Thing is.... I have to do all this because my health costs are 300-400 euro a month. I wont bore any of you with the details but if it werent for my parents 200 euro monthly gift for these costs, I would struggle to make ends meet. I also dont have much of a issue with managing food costs since I am decent cook and have my own kitchen and grew up in relative Dutch poverty.

There are some mad water prices here: we're with Southern Water, a family of 4, a dishwasher, etc. and all the usual stuff and it's £22.50 a month (and that went up recently). We then pay £9 a month for Portsmouth Water (waste).

All seems a bit, wave your finger in the air and pick a price.

On a meter.

Dont forget his non-gluten biological grain toast.

Update on my £90/month water bill.

Just rang the bastards at Yorkshire Water, the cost is only charged over 8 months so in reality our bill is "only" £60/month

Annoying call though, the lady seemed to be trying to talk me out of a water meter implying it was a gamble. Being a twat, I pointed out that surely paying for what you use is more often than not going to be in the consumers best interest.

She ended the call trying to upsell me a variety of financial products which pissed me off as well, had to verbalise how interesting it is when a customer rings as they are spending too much money and you then try to upsell them more financial burden.

This country!

She was so mortified that I pointed this out and said "I'm so sorry, I have to ask everyone that"

I would always suggest people to get a meter. Never trust water companies or gas to actually give you the benefit. I worked for a gas company back in 2005 and was forced by my line manager to sell products. Specifically to elderly people. I got a guilt tripping compliment that my voice is very comfortable and elderly people trust me. I spent 3 months at the job pursuading people to spent more on their monthly gas bill. Never ever felt so awfull about a job and quit relatively early (I was 16 at the time).

My water company forced me to pay 19 euro a month despite my average 2 year bill of 7-9 euro. I managed to reduce the bill to 13 but its still 4 euro interest free involuntary loan they steal from me. And this is with a meter!

I'm fortunate to have always worked in Local Government partly because I know I'd struggle to sell my labour to tell lies to people in order to make my cunt bosses even richer.

Everywhere I turn it's another attempt to yank my trousers down. Cinema with kids this morning, order a popcorn and before I could say what size the Popper cuts in with "Our large is double the size of the medium and only 50p more".

"Your medium is overpriced then".

£6.50 for a large popcorn. Good one.

Edit - the Yorkshire Water upsell was a couple of different third party insurance products that seemed to insure against Yorks Water delivering a shit(ter) service.

Water bill: £36 a month for two adults and an eleven year old. We’re on a meter.