With the months going by so fast, winter will be here in no time.  Out of all the bills that you pay per month for your home, I am sure that the highest ones are the electric and energy bill.  It makes sense because we tend to crank up the air in the summer and the heat in the winter time.  But with everyone starting to focus on Going Green, there are plenty of ways you can warm up your dwelling without touching that dial.  If you follow take into consideration these few tips you could possibly cut your bills in half and help the world become a better place.

If you sit around in the house and turn up the heat to get rid of drafts or residual air I have two words for you, Draft Snake. You can easily create a draft snake by rolling up a towel that you don’t really use and placing it under the drafty door.  Having drafts can waste up to 30% of your energy, so creating a homemade draft snake can really help you cut cost.  I bet you never thought a ceiling fan could keep you warm, but it can.  Normally people use them in order to cool off in the summer, but if you just change the rotation of the blades to a clockwise motion it will produce a warming breeze.  This will cut your costs by at least 10%.  Remember to turn down your heat when leaving your apartment, why heat up an apartment when no one is home.  Just turning down the heat a couple notches will end up saving you 50 to 70% on your energy bills.

There are so many things that you can do in order to cut down the costs of your heating bill this year, all you have to do is make a few conscious changes to the way you do things.  If you want to explore more suggestions on the subject of going green and saving money, you can visit The Daily Green for more ideas.  So read up and tell all of your neighbors and friends at The Yacht Club so that everyone can have a cheaper winter this year!

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