The temperature is starting to drop and daylight hours are already getting shorter as Scotland bids a reluctant farewell to summer and braces for the brisk chill of autumn.
The colder months are set to push millions of household budgets to the brink this winter due to the ongoing energy crisis, high inflation and a general increase in daily living costs.
Prime Minister Liz Truss recently announced that the typical UK household, on the standard tariff, will pay no more than £2,500 a year for energy for the next two years from October.
However, this amount isn't the maximum someone could pay for their energy - use more and you will pay more, but equally, use less and you will pay less.Deyan Dimitrov, laundry expert and CEO of Laundryheap, has shared seven simple solutions to help everyone save money during the colder months by making small changes that could have a big impact on energy usage and in turn, your monthly bill.
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