Pick Me Up!

FEELING THE HEAT

Bursting through the front door, we are all familiar with the feeling of whacking up the thermostat.

Letting out a sigh of relief when a warm hug of heat starts surrounding us.

Only, when a bill hits the doormat, we are not met with the same warm feeling.

Energy prices have been on a steep increase since the beginning of 2021, with Brits experiencing rises of around 23% on average, according to Credit Karma, a personal finance company.

At first, lockdown seemed to have caused this problem, but now other economic factors have started to get involved, and the increase has

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