{"id":3535,"date":"2012-06-27T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/?p=466"},"modified":"2023-01-17T09:33:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:33:27","slug":"4-areas-to-cut-energy-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/4-areas-to-cut-energy-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Areas to Cut Energy Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-397\" src=\"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room.jpg\" alt=\"Living-Room\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newstage.betterlifemaids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Living-Room-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>If you\u2019ve been looking at your monthly energy bills and wondering how you can reduce them, consider some of these money-saving tips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a common thing to see \u2013 someone is brushing his teeth\u2026with the water running in the sink. By simply turning it off while you brush, you\u2019ll make a (small) dent in your water usage. Other things to consider \u2013 replacing your old high water use toilet with a low flow toilet, which flushes effectively without using gallons of water; taking shorter showers and fewer baths; doing only full loads of laundry; installing a water-saving shower head; using the dishwasher only when it\u2019s fully loaded and watering your grass infrequently or not at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electricity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Turn off lights in rooms that aren\u2019t being used. No sense in lighting up the night when nobody is there to see it! Conversely, allow sunshine to fill your rooms during the day so you don\u2019t feel the need to turn lights on when it\u2019s light outside. Unplug appliances when they\u2019re not in use. Many still suck electricity even when they\u2019re just sitting around. Restrict oven use in the summer to avoid heating up the house, which then pushes the air conditioner to kick in. Turn off TVs, radios and other electronic devices when they\u2019re idle. Same goes for computers. If you have an electric dryer, only dry full loads of laundry, which you\u2019ll be doing if you heed the advice above about using your washer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recycle<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Well, this might not lower your bills, but it does help the environment \u2013 and that\u2019s hard to argue with. Many municipalities now have single stream recycling. Basically, this means you can throw all your recyclables into one container and they do the sorting for you. Easy, peasy. And, believe it or not, it\u2019s fun to see how little trash you finally accumulate. Which \u2013 if you recycle regularly might mean you could reduce the number of times your trash is picked up in a month. How\u2019s that for under-the-radar savings?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temperature<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>A good rule of thumb \u2013 cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer. Nope, not a typo. By keeping your thermostat lower in the winter, say 68 degrees, you reduce your energy consumption appreciably. The same is true in the summer if you keep your thermostat set a constant number between 73 and 75 degrees. Yes, you\u2019ll be a bit warmer inside, but if you live in a climate like St. Louis has \u2013 it\u2019s guaranteed that your home will be cooler inside than it is outside! You can also invest in a thermostat that automatically calibrates depending upon the time day. Check out this cool thermostat \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nest.com\/\">The Nest<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saving energy and lowering your bills isn\u2019t hard, but it takes persistence and consistency. Once you get into the habit, however, it becomes a way of life that does have dividends for your wallet and fuels your good feelings about your stewardship of the earth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Better Life Maids <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Better Life Maids is a green house cleaning service founded in St. Louis, MO. It has created a unique marketing partnership with Better Life a natural household cleaning products manufacturer. Together they are working to create the first national name brand in natural household cleaning products and green house cleaning services. Better Life Maids is expanding in select markets through a franchise development system. For more information visit<a href=\"https:\/\/betterlifemaids.com\/\">https:\/\/betterlifemaids.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanhappens.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cleanhappens.com<\/a>. Better Life Maids blog provides weekly tips on clean house cleaning and green living topics. 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