A money saving expert has been sharing a few handy ways that you can keep yourself warm without ever touching the heating, now that energy bills have risen.
The money-saving guru, from Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert.com has come up with four different ways for those who are struggling financially to 'heat themselves, and not the home.'
It comes after millions of households across Scotland were hit with a 54% increase in energy bills at the start of April after Ofgem lifted the price cap.
With increased energy bills and the current cost of living crisis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, along with his staff, has had to come up with new ways for people to heat themselves without ever touching the heating.
And among his clever tips for cash-strapped Scots is to use a cheap heated blanket which costs around £14 to buy and will cost just 3p an hour to run, reports The Manchester Evening News.
During his panel on Good Morning Britain, he 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.
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, even in today's climate of rising costs. That equals a cost per week of £1.37 if used for seven hours a day.
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