how are you preparing for October?

[nickthefox]

When prices are set to rise again and temperatures are going to plummet. We are buying curtains and have got some fleece throws second hand. Got in lots of easy and quick to heat 'meals' read tinned soup and noodles but I'm afraid it won't be enough.
We have recently moved and in our old flat ot was cold but at least we had people above and below us and to the side, we were insulated by other peoples flats. Now we are in a house ans last winter was freezing and we have lots of drafts in the windows, single glazing and no carpet!

I have been stocking up on tinned food and long shelf life products over the summer where costs are lower to try to keep the shopping costs down in the winter when the electricity will be shooting up again.

I have hot water bottles and a few thermoses (is? 's?) too.
What else can we do?
We are a family of six by the way so, food is quite a big cost anyway.

When I lived with my parents we had no central heating or double glazing.

I recall ( if my memory serves me correctly, a 'That's Life ' show that told us to stretch cling film over an internal window frame and tape it down. Then use a hairdryer over it to tighten it up.

Alas it meant no ventilation in winter but it did work at keeping more warmth in.

I'm just agog at feeling the need to impart this, in this day and age.

Anyway, whilst wooden and laminate floors are great ( not so great of you have asthma as carpet traps dust but dust just sits on laminate/wood) they are a bit cold in winter.
Carpet off cuts , cheap rugs will make a huge difference. I'd approach a small , local carpet/flooring supplier. They'll usually have cancelled orders or big enough remnants that they want rid of.

Yes to old fashioned draught excluders and so many people swear by these heated dryers now.

Bought my elderly mum a plug in radiator that costs pennies to run.
She sits by it every day and hasn't impacted hugely on her bills.

As to @PurpleButterflyWings post... just ignore.
Goady, look-at-me posts always signify a tasteless , crashing bore whose friends probably roll their eyes whenever they open their mouths.