A MUM who was sick of her teens wasting cash by turning the house into a sauna while she was at work has come up with a hack.
Emma Ford, from Yorkshire, has gone viral with the simple trick that’s fighting the cost-of-living crisis.
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She takes the heating control panel off the wall and takes it to work to stop her youngsters changing the settings while she’s out.
Emma posted the sneaky method on a Facebook group, with a photo of the control in her handbag.
The mum’s post read: “To save money this winter I’ve take the boiler control panel off the wall and I’m taking it out with me to stop the teenager and preteen having the house like a sauna!
“Don’t worry though they have oodies, onesies and fluffy dressing gowns to keep them warm..”
The post has since been shared more than 8,000 times, with many seeing the funny side.
Other Facebook users shared memories of their own childhood, with one woman saying: “Back in the 90s my mum used to take the house phone with her to work to stop me running up the bill.”
Another added: “I see you also have the Ribena…”
It comes not long after a mum revealed another easy hack that will help you cut down on energy bills.
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Adele Prendergast, from Lanarkshire, took to Tiktok to show people how they can simply change the settings on their boiler to save money.
Another mum shared a clever trick to dry your clothes faster without a tumble dryer.
She shared the trick – which only requires a sheet – to Tiktok, too.
Another mum also took to the app to share how she got her kids amazing Christmas presents – and some bits were as little as 49p.
And, another money-saving mum also recently revealed how she saved hundreds of pounds – and shared how you can, too.
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