We group tested clothes airers, cosy clothing and more to help keep costs low at home

The cost of living is the conversation on all households mouths this month, April is the one month we were all dreading.

Not only are energy costs rising- but as we all know petrol, food and travel costs are all on the rise too.

So, we are looking at alternative ways to save- and while most of us are now working from home- there are plenty of ways to make the odd saving here and there.

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We have managed to review all of the products we know you will love to try for yourself in the comfort of your own home- with clothes airing hacks, cosy loungewear and kettle boiling counting all being a huge talking point for money savers during April.

Aldi's best-selling heated clothes airer recently came back in stock so we decided to see if it was worth the hype.

I'd heard great things about Lakeland's DrySoon branded airers and decided after pay day I'd order one, but was shocked at how expensive it worked out.

Enter a popular Aldi SpecialBuy - Aldi's Easy Home Heated Clothes Airer.

For £89.99 it worked out a full hundred pounds cheaper than the Lakeland bundle when you took into account the cost of accessories and had dozens of positive online reviews of its own. I had to give it a go.

The first thing I was impressed about with the Aldi airer was how you could use it straight out of the box.

Our last airer involved some fiddly putting together so being able to literally pull this out, untie the cable and use it was brilliant.

The cable is a bit shorter than I'd like, but with some rejigging of the living room I was able to set it up and plug it in.

I also loved how it has two switches so you can use half of it for smaller loads.

The airer comes with a full-size cover and two sets each of heat proof pegs and nets to