How to Save Money on your Electric Bill

Almost everyone you have ever talked to who lives in a house, or even an apartment, always have a common complaint, "My electricity bill is too high!" There are certain measures though for which everyone can practice and help ease the tension of receiving the electric bill each month. Here are some easy steps to follow.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Scratch Paper (for notes)

1. Be sure to turn off your lights when you leave a room.

2. If you don't have blinds or curtains in your home, get them. The sun can heat your home during the summer, thus increasing the use of your air conditioner.

3. Speaking of your a/c, try turning up your setting by a degree, as just one degree difference in your home will equal to a nice difference in your electricity usage.

4. Walk around all of your windows (inside and outside of them), and all your entry doors to the home and check for any daylight that might be filtering through. If you see any, then you need to buy caulk and re-seal the areas where the air is getting into the home.

5. Check your lights in your home for the wattage being used per light. If you use 40 or 60 watt bulbs, look into getting CFL (compact fluorescent light) bulbs. You can go to most stores and buy a CFL bulb rated at 60 watts, and will only use 13 watts, but put out the same light (actually brighter).

6. If you have an attic entry, ensure the outer portion of the attic is weather sealed, to ensure the heat or cold isn't escaping the attic.

7. Lastly, be sure to change out your air filters in your home (once a month or 6 weeks) to ensure the heating/cooling system is being used efficiently.

Tips & Warnings

• All these steps are easily attainable in completing, just ensure to take your scratch paper and write down all you need to do. Maybe use sticky notes around the home to ensure these instructions are followed.