Ways For Seniors to Save on Your Utility Bills
Seniors, here are 5 tips tips for saving on your utilitiy bills. Although there is no one thing you can do to save, there are many small things that can make a difference on those rising utilitiy bills. Here are some senior suggestions:
- Kitchen, bath and other ventilating fans can pull out a houseful of warmed air in just an hour. Use them sparingly and turn them off as soon as they're not needed.
- Look for a sale on screw-in fluorescent bulbs. They go right into the same socket your regular incandescent bulbs use. A 10 to 15 watt bulb gives the light of 60 to 75 watts. You will pay more, per bulb depending on where you buy them. However, prices seem to be coming down. They last up to 15 times longer than a regular incandescent bulb, and will save you many times over their cost in electricity savings. They are making them now to even give off the same quality of light as incandescent, if that is your preference.
- Ceiling fans. Blowing straight down, they will cool you in the summer, and enable you to save on air conditioning. Reverse them in the winter, and they will bring the heat down from the ceiling. You can get a very effective fan--with lights--for a small price. They are a little tricky to install, so you will want help on that. Get an electrician in to install two or three at one time.
- Consider eliminating your "land line" (i.e., home phone) in favor of a cell phone. You can use a cell phone ANYWHERE. Home, on the road... it's the best deal ever. Just take your phone with you wherever you go, and then use it at home as well. Why pay for TWO phones?!? Cell phones are invaluable when you are traveling.
- Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120° F
