Have no choice but to use your tumble dryer over the festive period? Try these methods I swear by to keep the cost as low as possible

Laundry in a basket in front of a tumble dryer next to a bottle of fabric softener.

If, like me, you have various people coming to stay over the festive period, then the last thing you want is clothes, bedding and towels out drying all over the place when they arrive. And so you might feel like you are left with little choice but to use a tumble dryer to keep on top of your laundry load.

But as we all know, when it comes to the cost of running a tumble dryer, the price can be uncomfortably high.