I barely turn the heating on & am still cozy at night – but there’s a hot water bottle code you need to check for safety
A FULL-TIME mom has shared her quick and easy tricks to be warm and cozy at night without raising your energy bills.
She said that she barely turns her heating on now due to the budget-friendly hacks, and issued a safety warning about hot water bottles.
Jessica (@ginger_mommajess) is a fiscally responsible mom who always looks for ways to save money on bills and other living costs.
She showed viewers in a video the cost-efficient ways that she warms up her home without using heating.
“I thought I’d do a little video on how we manage to save money and warm ourselves up without putting the heating on,” she said as she sat in her bedroom.
First, she explained that she has teddy bear fleece bedding, which is “perfect” for her space and keeps her and her daughter warm all night.
“This bedding was just perfect for me. I could stick my arms and leg out of the quilt, which I absolutely loved doing, and I wasn’t freezing. I could get to sleep dead easily,” she added.
The second idea she had was to have hot water bottles in your bed but said it was important to pay attention to the manufacturing date.
Jessica held up three reusable hot water containers and explained where to look to find the date.
On her Primark-brand bottles, there were flower details around the top with the numbers 18, 17, and 20 stitched on each.
If it has a number 18, then that means it was manufactured in 2018, and if it has a 17, it was manufactured in 2017, and so on.
This is important because “hot water bottles are only safe for three years.”
The 2017 and 2018 bottles were past the safe-to-us date, but the 2020 one was within the recommended timeframe.
“They need to go because now they’re not so safe to use. I’ve just recently learned this. So check your water bottles. Make sure that they are in date,” she said.
TikTok user Jodie also shared a similar advisory about hot water bottles.
“That is a brilliant way of warming yourself up to go to bed.”
The last item she suggested incorporating into your nighttime routine was a heated blanket, but she said that you don’t have to keep it on all night.
“If you wanted you could use a heated blanket, you could plug it in. Leave it on half an hour before you go to bed and then turn it off,” she advised.
Viewers appreciated her money-saving tips and shared supportive words in the comments.
“Great information. Thank you,” one commented.
“I have the same bedding from Wilko. Works amazing to keep me warm!” another shared.
“Wow, I never knew thanks,” a TikTok user voiced online.