{"id":475173,"date":"2025-10-05T05:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/475173\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T05:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T05:33:27","slug":"martin-lewis-inspired-10-bm-buy-means-i-hardly-need-the-heating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/475173\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Lewis-inspired \u00a310 B&M buy means I hardly need the heating"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the weather taking a turn, people are looking for ways to keep warm without the central heating\"Emma<\/p>\n

Emma is the parents editor for the Manchester Evening News. She covers news and events for families across Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n

\"MoneyMoney Saving Expert Martin Lewis<\/p>\n

The weather has definitely turned chillier over the last few weeks as we head towards the winter months.<\/p>\n

But while the cost of living is proving tough for people to manage right now, they’re understandably looking for ways to keep warm without the central heating.<\/p>\n

There are now more products than ever to help you do just that and it doesn’t always mean you have to splash out.<\/p>\n

My recent buy was inspired by the advice of Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis to ‘heat the human, not the home’ and it does a belting job at keeping my body temperature up.<\/p>\n

For the best ideas on days out, shopping and parenting issues, get the Manchester Family newsletter here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"B&M'sB&M’s Heated Waist Wrap(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

It’s basically a Heated Waist Wrap that keeps you warm at your core and the adjustable design means you can tailor the fit and heat distribution to your specific needs, with a Velcro fastening giving it a snug fit.<\/p>\n

Costing just \u00a310 from B&M, it’s powered with a USB lead, which you can either use with a nearby plug, or connect to a power bank to keep in the front pocket, which is also useful for keeping your hands warm.<\/p>\n

I’ve been wearing it when working from home and haven’t had the central heating on at all yet. It’s also great for helping with back pain and period pain as the heat soothes those too.<\/p>\n

\"YouYou fit it around your waist and can either have the warm panel at the front or the back(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

It’s got three heat settings as well so you can alternate between low, medium and high, with the colour of the light on the power button indicating which one you’re using.<\/p>\n

If you’d rather have something without a lead at all, then there’s a similar product available from Greater Manchester-based Online Home Shop.<\/p>\n

Join our Family WhatsApp group HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"It'sIt’s got three heat settings(Image: Manchester Family \/ MEN)<\/p>\n

Adjustable Ribbed Hot Water Bottle Belts come in various colours and cost just \u00a36.<\/p>\n

As the name suggests, the belts, with a soft ribbed fleece feel, include a hot water bottle that sits snugly against your body to help soothe aches and keep you warm. These can be ordered from the OHS website.<\/p>\n

B&M’s Heated Waist Wrap is available in stores now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the weather taking a turn, people are looking for ways to keep warm without the central heating…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[25376,51,485,1059,2049,3125,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-475173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-bm","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-manchester-family","11":"tag-martin-lewis","12":"tag-money-saving-and-offers","13":"tag-money-saving-expert","14":"tag-shopping","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115319931850348367","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}