Tag: energy
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Hold and wait. #financefriday
I did a local survey online to see how people were coping with the high energy bills. 15% said they were okay but 51% said they were cutting their energy use. 7% are driving less or driving slower to save on fuel. 18% are switching brands etc, to save money on food. Spending more money…
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And the poor get poorer. #financefriday
This week interest rates went up across Europe and the US, piling on the misery. They have been too low for years though, robbing the thrifty who save and invest their money. The rich however have been borrowing money at ultra-low interest rates to invest, while spending their own money on more and more property.…
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Falling discretionary incomes. #FinanceFriday
Energy I did a poll on Facebook to see how local people were coping with energy bills and the rising cost of living. 53% were cutting their energy consumption but 16% appear to be fine overall. 3% said they have to choose between heating and eating so this is a genuine cost-of-living crisis. I paid…
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Surviving the craziness. #ramble
It is Sunday morning, so as always, I’ll share my thoughts with you. As always our fortunes are dependent on the competence of the government and this one couldn’t be more useless or wrong. This morning, a minister said that the Moderna covid vaccine protected against both covid and influenza. In reality, it protects against…
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Cashing in #financefriday
It is difficult to describe the madness that has followed the “mini-budget” in the UK. The pound tanked and the stock market crashed. The FTSE 100 has fallen over 500 points. I’ve been reading posts from private investors on the forums, most of whom are Tory voters; they are not happy. I had to take…
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Life isn’t so bad… #ramble
If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I share my thoughts with you on Sundays, write about photography on Tuesdays and finance on Fridays. I have been remiss and missed writing the Sunday post again. So today should be photography. I’ll do a mixed post today to catch up on stuff I have not shared…
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Energy bills and discretionary income #finance
The energy price cap in the UK went up yesterday to over £3,500 a year. Discretionary income is the income that we have left after we have paid for all the essentials like food, shelter, energy, water and communications. After this cap comes begins in October many people will have no discretionary income. People on…
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The next PM? #ramble
It is Sunday morning and here in the UK the sun is shining and it is a pleasant 20C with a cool breeze. I haven’t written so many posts this week as I haven’t been too well. I keep on going, though. New PM? The battle for leadership of the Tory party continues with Liz…
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Living for today #ramble
It has been a week since my last post on this site. I haven’t been too well this week, I need to sort myself out! After the intense heat of the heatwave we are back to “normal” English weather this week and it’s raining as I write this. I like to take photos on a…
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In the summertime… #ramble
It is Sunday morning and so as usual I’ll tell you what’s been on my mind this week. It was a quiet week and I enjoyed the recent warm weather. It is a little changeable though. I’m back to wearing a sweater today but that’s normal. This is England! I was actually quite cold when…
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