Utilities are such a large part of our monthly expenses that we decided to devote an entire chapter to it! In our book we outline a game plan for how you can invest $150 in minor changes and repairs to save $5,150 in five years. These simple tips are definitely worth your time. We’d never be able to make that much investing in the stock market!
One of the tips we share in our game plan is to unplug everything you are not actively using. This simple strategy requires no investment but the average family can save $600 over five years.
Nearly all electronic devices pull a small amount of energy even after the power is turned off.
The biggest energy drains we found in our homes were cable and satellite boxes, televisions, video games, and computers. The trick to making this easy is to put these components on power strips. When you are done just turn off the power strips. This is also great for hard to reach items! In our homes we do keep our cordless telephones and the DVRs plugged in; without the DVR we’d never get to see a show from start to finish!
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