Sorry for no photos on this one, it's more about keeping records!
In our first year in the house we’ve used 4500 litres of oil
and it cost us £1402.02 plus £50.97 in additives for the oil. There’s enough in the tank to see us until
the end of Jan and maybe beyond but as we moved in on 15th Jan, this
will balance out. I shall compare usage
and cost with 2017. I do love doing
things like that.
We bought coal, which I didn’t keep a record for, so have started
for 2017. However we use wood which is
free for the most part.
Electricity we used £438 and are just in credit so our
monthly payment is about right.
Water was £322.
The septic tank was emptied at a cost of £145.
On top of that we have the usual bills, all of which I knew
what the cost would be through the year, so could plan for those. I am pleased that we forecasted appropriately
and things came in on budget. This year
I want to decrease our use of electricity and oil, however will increase the
oil savings as we’re just on par with what we saved v what we used and I can’t
see the cost of oil going down. Water is
needed. We’re on a metre and it is for
the animals too. That is what it
is. We waste very little I think.
The groceries came in on budget for the most part of the
year and December went right up which I can handle but need to plan for if it
is to happen again. It was out first
year celebrating in this house and I refused to scrimp on things.
Hopefully with the plans I have for veg for 2017, our
grocery bill will be right down, even further in 2018 when we have more of our
own meat on the table.
We’ve also spent a lot to get up and running. That will continue this year as we continue
to get set up in all areas. 2016 saw
expenses on things like: fences, wood,
veg beds, an auger, hens, eggs, poultry essentials, decorating, field gates, 3
geese, 3 ducks, 3 sheep and our first cockerel J
to mention a few. This coming year we
are putting up more fencing and gates, buying 2 pigs (weaners), automating
water supplies, buying more poultry housing, buying dairy goats, creating a new
raised bed area and putting up a polytunnel.
That’s what we’ve already thought about, there will be SO much more
comes to mind during the year as always!
Just a few things then J I wouldn’t have it any other way.
We are hoping to make a small income from egg sales, geese
and turkey at Christmas (just a few), selling surplus veg and fruit and even
veg plants. Enough to cover the cost of
feed maybe? We’ll see.
We are Tracy & Steven and along with our 2 children we moved to the countryside in the North East of England in 2016. On our smallholding we strive for a more self reliant life by growing our own food, raising our own meat, cooking, preserving & foraging all whilst working full time.
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