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How is the running cost working out so far?
Our detached victorian energy costs have been very reasonable so far but obviously it's not that cold yet.
Dramatic_Hammer-
@Dramatic_Hammer It's okayish I think. We're in a terrace and the front and rear walls are double skin with a small cavity apparently, although i'm skeptical about that to be honest.
Sash windows can be a tad drafty but they're all new wood-framed double-glazed units and we got have shutters on the lower two floors. Blinds and curtains only on the top-two.
Got a decent new boiler and plenty of insulation in the eaves and attic. Current gas and electric costs are manageable. The one that's killing me is the water which is on a meter currently costing £90 a month. A lot of that is that I went a bit mad watering a new garden and lawn over spring and summer before I realized we were on a meter. Whoops.
Dooks-Fatberg
In Faversham Heights news, I'm still coming to terms with the vertiginous stomach-churning terror of being the sole earner contributing to a £250k mortgage and the cost of running a 4 story Victorian townhouse. The reality of it should be quite manageable with some careful budgeting to be honest but my track record with careful budgeting is not great.
Am genuinely considering giving up booze for cash reasons. And physical and mental health reasons. And fatness reasons. Yeah I need to stop spending mortgage money on beer. Difficult prospect when the only thing that quiets the nagging terror that I'm going to let my family down and end up shamed and alone is y'know, sweet sweet beer.