Save Money on your Electricity Bill

Wanna save a little change on your electricity bill. I’ve written about it before in an energy saving and money saving post. But people never seem to listen. Now that there’s cold weather blanketing most of the United States, and oil prices set to rise. We can all use a little savings tips here and there.

I’ll bring it up again here as I did in that last post but you can save money by using compact flourescent lightbulbs. There has to be at least 5 lightbulbs in your house that you can replace, and we’re guessing a lot more.

Where a sweater and set your thermostat 2 degrees lower. This can save you bundles over the long haul. Now of course if there are health issues that keep you from doing this we don’t encourage you to start using this money saving tip, but if you’ve checked with your doctor and you can set your thermostat lower than you normally do. Do it.

If you aren’t home, keep your temperature way down.

Also, turn off lights when you’re not in a room, or other appliances, especially the TV. With the winter here we watch a lot of TV and even turning the TV off to make a sandwhich or run to the restroom can save you bundles over the course of a season or even a year!

Unplugging unused appliances like DVD players or microwaves or radios, can all save you money in the long run. Using a surge protector in these cases will help because constantly pluggin in and unplugging can cause unwanted sparks, especially in dry winter weather, so do this with caution as well.

But hitting the off button on the stereo you aren’t using for the DVD player is as good as anything and should be done.

Hopefully you’ll be able to save bundles of money and energy during the winter months that you can use to take a much needed vacation to Hawaii.

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