VA: 6 Painless Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget
Aug 24th, 2007
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It cracks me up when people tell me it’s impossible for them to save money. I always tell them the same thing: “Give me a copy of your pay stubs, […]
Original post: 6 Painless Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget
People’s children are responsible for $50/month of the electric bill? WTF? If you left 700 watts of lighting on 24 hours a day for a month, at 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, that would be $50… Even if you don’t use CFLs, most houses don’t have 700 watts of lighting total, and the lights aren’t on 24/7 no matter how stupid you or your kids are, but if you do use CFLs, they are typically 7 watts/bulb, so you’d need 100 light fixtures… Now, if you are just too stupid to turn the lights off when you leave the room, (and I admit it, I am,) replace all your switches with motion detectors. You walk into the room and the lights go on automatically, and when you walk out, a few minutes later, the lights go out automatically. (And to answer the obvious question: The one in my bedroom has a little bypass switch on it, so that I can force it to go out.)
But $150/month sounds more like the kids are playing with the thermostat. They make little locking covers for them, people might be wise to invest in one of those. Likewise, big screen TVs use a lot more power than the lights. Make sure you turn those off when you leave the room. And if you really can’t figure out what is wrong, most electric companies have people on staff that will come to your house (for free,) and figure out where you are using power, and even give you some CFLs for the trouble… (Try finding another industry that wants to help you use less of their product…)
And 5 miles is a little more than most people like to walk. 1 mile I walk, 5 miles I bike. It takes about 5 minutes more than driving. Get a rack for your bike so that you can carry stuff: a week’s worth of groceries will fit easily on a bicycle once you get the hang of it. (And don’t f***ing impulse shop for TVs!)