Ways To Save On Utility Bills

We unplug all small appliances like the microwave when not in use. We also use our electric fireplace when it's cold instead of turning on the central heat.

Doesn't everybody do this? I can't imagine anyone with the heating on at full force when the sun is shining brightly and warming the rooms.

Now that I have my house, I re-joined the budget billing program that helps me keep track of my usage. My bill is roughly the same every month. I run the dishwasher at least twice a week and wash as few dishes by hand as possible. I take baths and only fill the tub once. Just little things here and there to help with the bills.

Unless there is a problem with your furnace, it should shut itself off unless your house is not well insulated. (My house keeps heating from the sun, too, but the furnace never turns on then). I had to turn the fan on in my bedroom yesterday because it reached 77 F in there. The same steps you use to keep your house from losing heat in the winter also works to keep it cooler during the summer. (I caulked all the windows last summer (We moved into a different house in November 2019.) and used putty around the window sashes that were loose in their frames. There are small windows in our front door and they were all loose, so I worked putty around all of them, too. Make sure none of your vents are blocked or the air flow in your house from your central heat/air won't flow right and you'll end up spending more money than you need to. Block off any unused rooms and make sure you put a towel or something against the bottoms of any outside doors to block drafts.)

I turn the heat down at night to 55 F. I have an electric blanket along with other blankets. I use cold water when I do the laundry. I don't do the dishes every day. I wait until the dishwasher is totally full to run it.