
As we’re battling through the cost of living crisis, we’re all clutching at money-saving straws in an attempt to make us feel better about the fact that a pack of butter costs £9 and our gas and electric outgoings have never been higher.
Like much of the UK, until the costy livs first reared its ugly head, I wasn’t fully aware of the cost of running each appliance at home. Then, after being hit with extortionate bills and through-the-roof prices left, right and centre, my bank account and I both realised the time had come to get clued up on how to rein in energy usage as much as possible.