6 Ways to Save Money on Cooling Bills
May 21, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Seasonal Savings
With summer coming I bet plenty of you are considering your options for staying cool without racking up HUGE electricity bills. Following are some tips…
1. See if you qualify for a weatherization program in your area. Most folks think these are only helpful in winter, but that’s not true. Many weatherization programs will wrap your water heater, hand over a microwave, and look for areas where you can make money saving changes.
2. See if you can get a low-cost or free energy audit from your local electric or gas company. Energy audits can reveal surprising ways that you can reduce …read more
How to save money on coffee
May 12, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under food, groceries
There are plenty of ways to save money on coffee and coffee gear. Some of these ways to save, I’d actually NEVER do because, frankly, I’m a little bit of a coffee snob (read addict), but they may work for you. Other ways to save on coffee work even for us coffee snobs.
SAVE ON COFFEE GEAR & BREWING TECHNIQUE:
Buy a coffee post sans the timer and other bling accessories. If you buy a coffee maker with a clock, timer, and so on, you’ll one, spend more at the get go, and two, you’ll feel compelled to leave the pot plugged …read more
Get Smart with Money Saving Smart Agents
A new technology is on the rise. With the rising demand for energy partnered by increasing energy costs, technology companies have come up with a smart way to control excessive and unnecessary use of electricity.
With the money saving ’smart agents’, homes would be able to maximize their savings on electric consumption. The smart agent is truly an innovative product that would help utilities and home owners alike reduce electric uses.
You might probably ask, what is a smart agent? Smart agents are small gadgets, about the size of the Treo that are installed at strategic corners of the house.
It is smart …read more
Home Office Energy Saving Tips
Businesses, whether these are done in the office or from the home, make money by selling a service or a product to a client. This is the only way the entrepreneur can have revenue to pay for expenses to be able to make a profit.
Given that most people have to keep the computer and the lights on most of the time, some think it is impossible to save on electricity. This may be difficult but not impossible as long as the individual follows these tips.
1. Since most people work during the daytime, instead of using lights, the person can open …read more
