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Fight Energy Vampires and Lower Your Electric Bill
Vampire taps might be sucking the energy out of your home right now! Chances are, they’re inflating your energy use and raising your electric bill, silently draining the money out of your household budget. We’ve talked before about vampire energy taps in these articles:
Top Energy Wasters in Your [...]
Save Money on Heating Fuel Overnight
While brainstorming ways to cut down on our heating fuel costs this winter, one of the ideas that my husband and I came up with was to lower our thermostat at night while the family is sleeping. We’d have to make an initial investment by purchasing new bedding and warm [...]
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Valuable energy (and dollars spent on utilities) can be wasted by using your oven improperly. Even energy efficient models of appliances are designed to be efficient only when used correctly.
Kitchen Tip: Use Your Oven’s Peep Hole!
Exterior doors on homes and apartments have peep holes for a very good reason - so you can see what’s [...]
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13 Ways to Save on Laundry Costs
Laundry is one of those chores that must be done. This task can be as expensive or as inexpensive as you want it to be, depending on what measures you take to cut the costs. Here are 13 different ways to save on the cost of doing laundry, ranging [...]
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Slashing unnecessary expenses on necessary items like utilities is on on everyone’s mind. This may seem a difficult task as summer temperatures start to swell and so do our utility bills! While we can’t eliminate our water bills or electric bills, there are lots of tips and tricks to keep the costs down.
13 Ways to [...]
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Are Energy Vampire Taps Costing You Money?
Vampire taps are in all of our houses right now and chances are, they’re costing you money. Many electrical devices use energy in “standby mode” 24 hours a day, even when they’re not in use. A little extra energy may not seem like a big deal at first thought. [...]
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Thanks to Be Thrifty Like Us for writing a great article yesterday called “Energy Wasters”. Their article was based on the US News & World Report: “Putting Your Home On An Energy Diet” by Mariann Lavelle.
The energy wasters were very surprising to me; top shocker was a digital photo frame. Could you believe it costs [...]
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I try to get to the Recycle Pad a few times a week (there’s a section at the transfer station to leave/take reusable items). It seems like whenever we are wanting or needing something, if we just wait a week or so, it shows up at the recycle!
We needed a bigger playpen for Truett, and [...]
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