HOME CHEAP HOME!
Mortgage, petrol, groceries, electricity….money, money, money…be nice if we lived in a rich man’s world however reality is that living is EXPENSIVE. Every $ adds up so we’ve put together a li’l list on how u can save some bucks simply.
Just improving the energy efficiency of five key appliances can save a household $359 a year and $4009 over the appliances’ lifetime.
Check out the list below which could save you thousands of dollars a year!!!
1. Use cold water 2 wash & use a front loader machine, it uses less water.
2. Use less washing powder. U don’t need as much as u think.
3. Don’t do takeaway. Cook large batches @ home using supermarket brands.
4. Use clothes dryers occasionally. They aren’t meant to be used every day. Invest in a clothes horse!
5. Re-use the rinse water from your washing machine. For about $20, people can run a hose from the machine to the garden and re-use rinse water on the lawn and flowers, saving money on their water bills.
6. Check out your fridge & dishwasher. Are they more than 15 years old? If so, they’d be using a lower minimum energy performance standard & generally use more energy to cool or clean.
7. Don’t stand there looking inside your fridge with the door open for too long! This uses a lot of energy
8. Adjust control thermostats to maintain fridge temperature between 2 & 5 degrees & the freezer between -11 & -23 degrees.
9. Make sure that any loose or broken seals are replaced. Check seals by placing a piece of paper between the door & the seal & then pulling on the paper. If it moves too easily, you need a new seal!
10. Minimise the amount of hot water you use.
11. Your shower head in the shower is critical. The less water that comes out, the less you have to heat. There are water & energy savings here. Latest technology shower heads use as little as 7.5 litres of water a minute, opposed to up to 15 litres with older styles. That equates to a saving of 20,000 litres of water & the energy to heat that water per person per year
12. Installing the latest water-saving toilets can save a family of 4 up to $100 a year.
13. Don’t leave the water running when you brush your teeth.
14. 85% of Australian homes could save hundreds of dollars on water heating costs with a solar hot water system. Some homes could save up to $850 a year.
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Happy saving folks!!!!!