Archive for September, 2026
Fancy food cooked at home, for next to nothing.
I had an apprenticeship as a young adult, that allowed me to live 250 miles from home. I had to buy a fridge for my insulin, and as an 18 year old, I did that on a credit card and paid off the total of the fridge with my first three pay checks after rent, […]
Posted: September 26th, 2026 under Driving off the grid, Sustainable Living.
Tags: Budget cooking, Cost of living, Home cooking, Microwave cooking, Quick meals, Resource efficiency, sustainable living
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Being careful
When the hosepipe ban was brought in on the 11th July, it was a bit of a shock. Anglian Water were the old incumbent in the East of England, and despite very low rain fall, we get few hosepipe bans. The last one was between the 5th April and 14th June 2012! The current Temporary […]
Posted: September 19th, 2026 under Driving off the grid, Water Conservation.
Tags: Anglian Water, Hosepipe ban, Household efficiency, Resource management, Smart meter, Water conservation, Water usage
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Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink!
My 6th podcast was all about resource management over the baking hot summers. While the heat waves were happening in the East of England, our local news channel asked residents what they’d like to see happening. More than a few people asked this question: we’re on an island, surrounded by sea, can’t we just use […]
Posted: September 12th, 2026 under Water Conservation.
Tags: Desalination Issues, energy efficiency
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Two can live as cheaply as one.
We’ve been looking at insulation, and during the winter, one of the biggest influences on how much energy you need to heat your house is how many mammals are living in it. A human being raises the temperature in a room by around 1°C, so having two people… It’s why we run many living spaces […]
Posted: September 5th, 2026 under Sustainable Living.
Tags: Energy management, Household efficiency, Resource management, Smart home automation, sustainable living
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