I am addicted to checking my energy monitor. Rushing about the house, switching lights off, un-plugging random appliances and generally trying to get it down to the lowest possible cost per day. (About 20p at one point with nothing whatsoever on at which point I considered turning the monitor itself off!)
However I am horrified to discover that running my most loved and luxurious appliance, namely the dishwasher racks up a cost of over £130 per day to run. Clearly it is not running 24/7 but it does run for a good hour nearly every day and broken down that's nearly a £5 a day (If my maths is correct which it very possibly isn't) It is with a heavy heart that I realised that it probably doesn't cost me any where near £5 in gas and electricity to heat up a sink full of water and have the lights on while I wash up.
£5 is a fair chunk of the magical £30 that we need to save each day, so it seems my beloved dishwasher may have to take a backseat for a while and only be fired up on special occasions.
So, back to pushing up our sleeves and slipping on the marigolds. I think I'm going to need a very inspirational picture hanging above the sink to help me get through the next half decade of washing up.
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