Draining the kidney beans and adding them to the simmering saucepan, the delicious smells of my favourite weekday dinner filled my nostrils.
‘Mm, that smells nice,’ my husband, Carl, 49, said, peering over my shoulder to have a look. ‘I love chilli con carne.’
Only, as I flicked on another hob, I looked at our smart meter and my stomach dropped.
The numbers were creeping up and up…
‘Look!’ I exclaimed to Carl. ‘It’s already cost 70p to make this meal.’
I know it doesn’t sound like much, but the cost of living was becoming a rising concern in our household, as it was for millions
