Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anybody in the UK with a savings account. He says if people don't act now, they could lose a significant amount of money.
06.04.2022 - 19:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued four ways you can stay warm all week without turning the heating on now energy bills have risen.
Millions of people in the UK are worried about turning the heating on since the price cap rose, and are hunting for cheaper alternatives to stay warm.
Martin would usually have a solution to help people keep their homes heated without huge bills, but things have recently become so bad, he's now been forced to come up with alternatives to make sure people don't freeze to death in their own homes.
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The Good Morning Britain expert pointed out how people can wear heated USB gloves, hand warmers, an electric gilet or an electric blanket to get warm without having to heat the entire house.
Yes, we know. It's depressing.
Martin said: "I felt sad asking my team to put this together, but my emailbag is full of folk so desperate they can't put the heat on, I wanted to try some help. Pls share.
"Full cost of living survival guide coming soon"
Martin added on his site: "This is a guide I really wish we needn’t be publishing. The reason I asked Sarah and the team to put this together is due to my overflowing e-mail bag of desperation from people who can’t afford their energy bills. So don’t see this as an ‘MSE or Martin says you should do this’.
"It's more that we’re trying to help provide some options and information for those that may need to drastically cut down on energy usage due to financial desperation and some help for others who may want to do it out of a commitment to green issues."
Martin pointed out in his guide that it costs only £14 to buy a cheap electric blanket which in turn, costs 3p an hour to run,
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