Subtle Ways to Spend Less on Bills

12 Subtle Ways to Spend Less on Bills

September 15, 2011

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Make Friends With the Freezer

Put the days of wasted leftovers to an end. Instead of packing up your dinner leftovers and putting them in the refrigerator where they're often left until they go bad, stick them right in the freezer. Same goes for the remaining fresh bread you ate on the side, or any loaf of sliced bread that's nearing its best-by date.

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Make Friends With the Freezer

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5 Comments

LittleMzFit 40 weeks 1 day

@pearsbeary I like to do my laundry during the evening (in the summer it doesn't heat up the place & in the winter it warms it up). I've recently been unplugging everything not in use & even using the power strip as a convenient way of cutting off the power when not in use. Even better if the outlet is connected to a light switch, then all you have to do is flip the switch! :dancing: I'll be looking into the programmable thermostat. We'll see in the next several months if any of it makes a difference.

LeiraElle 2 years 40 weeks

I do most of these things (unplugging everything really IS an easy habit!). I've always wondered about the thermostat, though; I always turn it down when I leave the house, but I'd like to know if the extra energy it takes to warm up again is really less than maintaining a constant temperature all day.

3 years 38 weeks

I'd like to add a footnote on the "unplug your appliances" tip: Instead of going through that hastle - why not just plug everything into a powerstrip and turn the strip off when you're not using it? A simple click of a button and voila!

kscincotta 3 years 40 weeks

Wow, I've been surprisingly on top of these tips in our attempts to save some money these last six months. I'm feeling fairly financially virtuous now.