What are the best (cheap) ways to stay warm at home?

[NicolaCasanova]

Fed up of feeling freezing whenever not in bed with 3 duvets, warm clothes and warm DH. Really want to be warm but can’t afford heaters.

Heated throw.
Oodie, warm slippers. I have some furry ones that were a gift, I suspect from QVC.

@NicolaCasanova a hot water bottle. I constantly have one with me when I'm at home during this time of year. Even when I WFH I'll have one with me near my feet.

Maybe wear thermals too under your clothes

Throws, socks, full slippers, dressing gown over clothes. Hat, hot water bottle.

You lose heat through your feet and head so keep them covered, fluffy socks and slippers on your feet and a knitted hat on your head will keep you warm. Fingerless gloves on your hands, hot water bottle, dressing gown over your clothes.

Oodie those things are magical.

I have a real one but the dupes look great too.

Thermal underwear helps a lot.
I'm currently sat with a fleece blanket double thickness over my legs and feet and all my outdoor clothes still on. I've been inside about 1.5 hours after being outside all day (but wrapped up warm) and am still thawing out!

Keep a wooly hat on and thick socks and slippers. It makes so much difference. Also a hot water bottle in a cover will stay warm a long time

Have you gone through all your outgoings to see if there's anywhere you can cut back in order to put the heating on?

Being so cold is a danger to both your health and your home. Watch out for damp/mould.

Fingerless gloves or wrist warmers make a big difference for me.

Wool is warm if you can wear it - much more than synthetics - I have a few wool jumpers and they can be really cheap from the mens section or charity shops.

Always socks and slippers and a dressing gown over the top if needed. Or a blanket (wool, again, is best) if sitting.

Heated throw. Very very cheap to run but very effective. I tend to turn mine on for 20 mins or so, then I stay warm once it is turned off. Hat and gloves - husband has fingerless gloves that plug in to USB to use while WFH on laptop - he has bad circulation and really cold hands but the plug in gloves are great!

A heated throw I wear mine all day when working from home so need no heating on apart from a little bit at night so kids can have a bath.

DH and I lived for 2yrs in a static caravan when renovating. It was single glazed and we'd often have ice on the inside of our bedroom walls! We also WFH, so where in there day and night. My tips

-Oodie type coat https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/avenue-adults-hooded-blanket-000000000583899001
-These thick socks. I lived in them and slept in them! https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/avenue-adults-fleece-lined-slipper-socks-000000000573220001
-fingerless gloves allow you to type and do things with warm hands
-heated blanket or water bottle
-Electric blanket takes the edge off the freezing bed, then I'd turn it off when I got in
Edited as forgot that bubble wrap on the windows can help keep some heat in, especially if you only have single glazing.

Heated throw and heated blanket for the bed. As somebody who really struggles with the cold these things have literally changed my life.

Wool - anything really but especially hat. Hot water bottle.

Heat Holder socks (about £6-7 a pair)
A hot water bottle
A hat
An electric blanket

Bamboo socks, under hiking socks, then crocs on my feet.

Primark thermal under leggings, then outer fleece lined leggings, Primark thermal vest, long sleeve T-shirt, fleece then gilet on top.

Tube neck scarf, fingerless gloves, hat and heated blanket on very cold days, and I’ve been known to put dressing gown on over the top of it all too.

All while the other members of the household are sat in leggings, T-shirts and bare feet

And you don’t have to plug woolies in to charge . I agree that electric blankets are lovely and cosy though.

Draft excluders for your doors. Really easy to make, can be stuffed with just about anything and surprisingly effective

Get a big thermos and put kettle full of hot water in there; saves reboiling the kettle for each hot water bottle.

My first time using a heated throw..I love it. Just £25 for this one from lidl

Plug in oil filled radiators are cheap and a good way to heat a room.

Eliminating drafts is a priority.

Have one room that you keep warm.

Hot water bottle

Agree with others:
Hot water bottles
Heated throws / blankets
Thermal leggings / tights
Hat

I’d also go on Vinted and get a cheap pair of sheepskin slippers / booties - my feet are never cold with mine on.

It is amazing the difference a draft excluder makes. Op can you really not afford to run a little fan heater at all? Not for long stretches but enough to warm the room? I got one in Morrisons for £13 and it's brilliant for quickly heating the room you're in. Doesn't eat electric at all