Savings in your home

Don't feel limited to the environmental savings we've listed. You may come up with your own. Use our suggestions, or look at hattrick's sample projects to see what others have done. Each of these ideas cost nothing to implement and will save you at least $35 over the course of a year.

• Wash clothes in cold water
• Unplug TV at night
• Turn off computer at night
• Unplug 6 chargers when not in use
• Turn heat down from 70F to 67F at night
• Turn off 4 60W lights 5 hrs/day
• Shorten your shower by 2 minutes
• Set your H20 heater to 120F
• Receive and pay 6/month bills electronically
• Eat a meatless dinner 1 night a week for 2 months
• Use cloth rags for cleaning and cloth napkins instead of paper towels
• Buy regular instead of higher octane gas for 1 year
• Clean your fridge coils
• Use your microwave instead of your oven 4 times a week
• Use an online album for your photos instead of printing and mailing to family and friends
• Use a reusable water bottle instead of buying bottled water
• Use your library instead of purchasing 2 books a year


 
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