Inexpensive Ways To Lower Your Utility Bills

1. Use Power Strips: Even in sleep mode, your computer, DVD player, etc use some energy. By plugging them into power strips, & then turning off the power at the strip, you use less electricity.
2. Simulate a Low Flush Toilet: If you don’t have a new, water-saver toilet, you can simulate one by putting a clean brick, or a sealed plastic bottle filled with pebbles, or a weighted mason jar, into your toilet tank This displaces water so that less is used each time you flush.
3. Air-dry Dishes: Instead of using the drying cycle on your dishwasher, just set it to clean only, and open the door when the dishwasher is done. The wire racks in the dishwasher can conveniently double as drying racks, and you’ll save the energy it would have taken to dry all your dishes. (Adopted from: http://www.doughroller.net/smart-spending/)