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Frugal Living #4

July 11, 2008 01:45 PM EDT

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Some tips on saving on electricity...

1)Call your electric company to see if they offer any programs to help you save. Ours has an "on call" program that saves about $5 a month (for me). Some offer programs to help you get your home better insulated, more efficient, etc.

2) Turn down the temperature on your water heater. If you have young children you should do this anyway so your children can't accidently scald themselves. Also consider getting a timer for your water heater so it's not heating all day long. Before I was home with children, we could turn our water heater off before going to work and still come home to hot hot water.

3) Get a programmable thermostat for your heating/air conditioning. Program it so your air/heat won't run as much during times you are not home.

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Comments: 7

Sarah (can't believe the year's over) G. Jul 11, 2008, 1:56pm EDT

These are great tips!

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Tabitha M. Jul 11, 2008, 2:26pm EDT

I never thought of a timer for my hot water heater. I don't ever go near it as I don't really know how to work it.

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HEIDI F. Jul 11, 2008, 2:35pm EDT

great tips. thanks for sharing them

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Renita P. Jul 11, 2008, 2:40pm EDT

Tabitha, I wouldn't know how to do it either. That's what my husband is for! (ok..well ONE of the things he's good for! :)

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dee b. Jul 11, 2008, 4:12pm EDT

good tips.

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Lana B. Oct 4, 2008, 1:24pm EDT

I'll have to look into the timer on the water heater thing. We are already budgeting for a programmable thermostat, so check that one off. In this particular neighborhood, there is only one electric company, and it's a co-op, so the rates are really pretty low. We're lucky there. Also, since I'm home most of the time, now that the weather's cooled down some, I try my mom's trick of opening windows in the morning, then shutting them all when the AC first kicks on, which is usually at least a couple of hours that I get fresh air and not canned.

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