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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Best_man23

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2. We dropped our electric bill by $30/month

Reply to brewens (Original post)

Sat Nov 21, 2020, 09:46 AM

Nov 2020

When we switched all our lights with incandescent bulbs over to LEDs. This move helps on multiple fronts, your home is cooler, meaning your A/C doesn't work as hard in the summer, and they last longer, meaning there is less glass and metal going to landfills if you're in an area that does not recycle.

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I cut my electrical bill by $20 a month by just wearing thermal socks and underwear all [View all] brewens Nov 2020 OP

Good advice! nancy1942 Nov 2020 #1

We dropped our electric bill by $30/month Best_man23 Nov 2020 #2

Good for you. SharonClark Nov 2020 #3

One winter I kept the tstat at 55 and saved about $20 a month on the gas bill Kaleva Jan 2021 #4