Mum shares genius 2p hack to keep warm whilst sat on the sofa in the evening & it means you can turn your heating off

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A MONEY-minded mum has shared her thrifty hack for keeping warm at home in the evenings – without cranking up the heating.

Sharing her “genius moment”, she transforms her normal sofa into a heated seat, which she claims costs her just 2p an hour to run.

A person holding up a box for a Visage double electric blanket. — The budget-conscious mum had a great idea for keeping warm for less.

Woman sitting on a heated sofa with slippers on, saving money on heating. — She instantly gave her sofa a warm boost – while saving money on heating.

If you get your hands on a heated blanket, you can do the same.

Posting to her TikTok account, @moneymumofficial, she told viewers: “Now, the heating bill in our house is absolutely through the roof, and it’s cold.”

In the video she holds a box containing a heated blanket, which you can get for just £29.99 from Aldi.

She says: “Basically, I’ve put this on the sofa and I’ve put it like you’ve got in your car.

“Now I’ve got my own heated seat in the lounge and I can keep the heating off – and this is costing me just 1p to 2p an hour.”

She simply threw her heated blanket over her sofa and neatly tucked it in around the edges.

Then she showed herself getting comfy and switching the blanket on underneath her.

Thanks to the blanket keeping her snug, she had no need to turn her heating up – saving money on her energy bills.

Person adjusting a radiator thermostat. — Millions across the nation are trying to cut the costs of heating their homes.

And there will be loads of people looking for ways to reduce their energy consumption, thanks to the latest hike in price.

Viewers flooded the comments with praise.

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“Great idea,” someone said.

“I’ve been doing this all winter, the cats love it,” another person chimed in.

[quote credit=”TikTok user”]Oh that is genius! Although I would cover it with a blanket, don’t like the look of it[/quote]

However, some viewers warned against leaving the blanket for a long time.

“Careful leaving it on too long, I had one years ago that burned my couch,” someone commented.