Saving money to buy preps

[Geordie_Rob]

Mo, prepayment is expensive but I know where I stand with usage. About 6-7 years ago NPower had been under-estimating my dual fuel bills for over 3 years & by the time it got sorted, I got a bill for over £800. Thankfully I got most of it written off as they have an obligation under law to read & inspect the meters at least once in a 24 month period. I cleared the remainder (ended up paying about £250) & switched to prepayment. They did try to shift the blame into me for saying I should've provided them with readings, however they declined my offer to read them once a month in exchange for 1hrs pay at minimum wage for each reading. I might switch again once there is more evidence the new smart meters are safe & don't emit radiation. With regards to the £5 led bulbs in asda, how do they compare in brightness in comparison to the old bulbs they replaced?

SP, we use gumtree now. Cash in hand, no faffing with postage & no chance of PayPal charge backs. The things we buy are things like DVDs, xbox games, books & so on. The desire items rather than necessity items.