Thursday, November 21, 2013

3 Ways to Save on Your Heating Bill

We all like to save money, right?! Yet ever winter we watch our heating bill go up because we want to stay warm. Nothing wrong with staying warm but spending to much money to do that is just not right. We could be putting that extra money towards Christmas presents for the family or even some food for our tummies. We all know ways to stay warm and save money but it is so much easier to put the thermostat up 10 extra degrees then make an effort to stay warm. So let's jog our memory on some simple ways to stay warm.

1.) Drop the thermostat 3 or 5 degrees!! Really you won't even notice the difference in the heat until you get the bill and see that it went down in price a bit. 65 degrees is really not that big of difference from 70 degrees. So what do you we get up and turn it down. Also when you're gone out of the house drop it a few more degrees while you're at work and then when you get home put back up. When you're asleep drop it few as well. You're already all bundled up in blankets you won't feel it...until you have to get out of bed in the morning.

2.) Bundle up! We all have blankets and some hoodies with nice cozy sweats! Dress warm in your home and wrap up in some blankets and you won't need to have the thermostat up at 80 degrees! You really don't need to be walking around your home in shorts and a tank top in the winter time anyways. So when you are home dress like its winter and stay warm.

3.) Drink hot drinks! Sure coffee and hot chocolate costs a little money but not as much as a high heating bill costs. Besides most people already drink hot drinks during the winter anyways. And I don't mean go to a coffee shop or something of the sort and buy a $6 cup of hot chocolate. Go to the store and buy the cheap, no-name brand of hot cocoa. If you don't want to but the things to make hot cocoa or coffee heat up some water or milk, those will do the trick as well.

Other simple, quick tips to use to are: leave the oven open after baking something, don't use space heaters as often or as long, candles put of heat to and they smell good. It's like I said we all know was to do this but it is much easier to increase the thermostat. How did we ever survive without heaters!? Go back to our roots and do what great grandma and great grandpa did to stay warm. If you have any real estate needs or questions don't hesitate to contact me or my team. www.coltonweatherford.kwrealty.com

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