Camilla Wallinder, the single mother of seven, rents a house in Grums – she previously had an electricity contract and the monthly bill used to be just over SEK 2,000, but the contract expired and when the December bill of SEK 11,630 came – she got a shock.
– I try to reduce costs as much as possible.
She says that the family tries to keep lights off and elements turned off in certain rooms:
– It is not easy to explain to a two-year-old that he is not allowed to turn on the light, she says.
When the electricity bill is paid, the whole family of eight has SEK 1,500 to live on, says Camilla Wallinder.
– And then I have to top up my bus card too to go back and forth to work.
So she tries to make it work – watch in the player above