We went on a water metre earlier this year and are now only paying £12.48p a month instead of the £58.00p we were paying before ..we are also in the process of having the free solar panels fitted to our house as we are south facing and it would be silly not to. this will give us free electricity for ALL our appliances during the day and not just hot water as some do ....we shop between asda and aldi to pick up any bargains...have also programmed the thermostat to cut out an hour earlier in the evenings and come on for an hour less in the morning ...we also had our fuel prices fixed rate for another 2 years.. I do all of my own baking and like others I make meals to last two days . we have cavity wall insulation and the attic is insulated ... xxx sue xxx