One of your largest expenditure each month is going to be the cost of heating your house. Why not take a couple of simple steps to reduce that cost each month. Think about the money you can save each month by cutting down your heating bill.
To save money on heating costs, reduce the temperature of your home a few degrees at night and when you're away.
Keep blinds, shades and drapes closed during the hottest part of the day in the summer. (And open south-facing blinds on sunny winter days!)
Use area rugs on cold floors – if your feet are cold, your body will feel cold.
If you feel cool, put on a sweater rather than simply turning up the thermostat.
Clean or replace the air filter on your furnace every month to improve efficiency.
Turn off unnecessary lights in the house (they produce a lot of heat which works against the AC.)
Conservation can be as easy as planting a tree. Plant leafy (deciduous) trees on the sunny side of your house. During the summer they provide shade, and in the winter they will shed their leaves to let the warming sunshine through. Pine or fir trees on the north side provide an energy-saving windbreak.
Those are some basic tips to cut down on your heating and cooling bill and save you money each month. Stay tuned for more energy saving tips.
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http://www.energy.gov.on.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=conservation.tips_heating
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Hi, thanks for leaving a comment at my site, but I noticed that you do not attribute your content to the original source:
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it is strongly recommended that you do, whenever you include content from other sources.
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Thanks, I was having problems yesterday with some posts leaving an extra table break at the end of them and I was copying and pasting back and forth trying to fix it. The source was left out by accident.
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