A dad who introduced a ‘no electricity at home’ policy now has instructed his family to wear head torches to save money.

Chavdar Todorov, 53, puts the heating on just once a week and encourages his wife and children to wrap up in coats and blankets.

The family were forced to change their living habits after they saw their energy bill had doubled in price to £320 a month.

Chavdar then came up with the idea to use head torches to bring down spiralling costs.

Normal tasks – such as yoga, reading and doing the dishes – are now done under the solitary beam of a head torch.

The family also use candles to light up their home.

Chavdar, his wife, Moda, 49, and their children – Teo, 14, and Nicole, 20 – now all don the head torches to reduce their £3,800 bill.

‘It’s like we’re back in the 18th century’, Chavdar said, on adapting to wearing them.

He added: ‘We don’t know what the bill is going to be like at the end of the month so we’re doing everything we can.

‘I can now wear the headtorch and get around without switching on the lights.

‘We’re reducing our TV watching and only having it on sometimes.

‘We can only do everything we can.’

The smart head torches cost just £8.48 each.

Chavdar’s wife Moda, a yoga teacher, from Barnet, London, said: ‘We’re trying to think positive but it’s hard.

‘I don’t put the heating on if I’m home alone and just keep my jacket on. My husband came up with the funny idea of using head torches.

‘We keep the lights off and use our head torches but it’s scary and I don’t feel as safe. There have been a lot of burglaries in our area.

‘We light candles and try and make it romantic.’

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].

For more stories like this, check our news page.

Source: Read Full Article