energy

Green Up Your Lighting & Save on Your Utility Bill

by Jessica February 9, 2012

Some say pictures are worth a thousand words and since I don’t want to type out a thousand words (I’ll still type out some), I am going to provide you with a handful of pictures from my home to help you learn some ways you can green up your lighting by using less electricity and [...]

Switch to LED Christmas Lights and Save

by Jessica December 1, 2011

We’ve been upgrading our Christmas lights over the past few years to LED lights. The main motivating factor behind this is to conserve energy and reduce our electrical costs but still enjoy lighting up our how with lots of multicolored twinkling lights. Most of our lights are of the mini version, except our tree which [...]

24 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Heating Bill

by Guest Posting October 7, 2011

The following is a guest post by Jocelyn Anne. With the arrival of fall comes the falling of temperatures and the most likely, inevitable rise of our heating bill.  If you’re searching for some easy ways to save energy this year and keep that bill more manageable, we’ve compiled an extensive list of 24 easy [...]

Save Money, Be Green & Stay Cool This Summer

by Jessica July 12, 2011

photo credit: galinast You don’t need to completely turn off your air conditioning to save some money or buy a new energy efficient air conditioner. With a few changes you can still stay cool and keep some extra money in your pocket for treats at the pool. The first thing I want you to consider [...]

Save Money on Energy and Other Good Reads

by Christina Brown July 19, 2009

This week has been incredibly busy behind the scenes, for me… including my son’s trip to the dentist and a flat tire. Ugh.  But I still have a few links to share with you: I had a guest post at Hooray for Freebates! this week on how to save money on energy with rebates.  It’s [...]

Utility Usage Blues

by Christina Brown July 2, 2009

My local utility company recently sent me a letter saying that I was one of 10,000 randomly selected customers chosen to receive a “Personalized Home Electricity Report.” The report contains information and analysis about our electricity consumption and includes comparisons to my neighbors’ electricity usage.  The report also contains tips to make my home more [...]

Don’t forget: Earth Hour is Tonight!

by Christina Brown March 28, 2009

Join millions of people around the world as they turn out the lights at 8:30 p.m.local time on Saturday, March 28 for Earth Hour. Read more about Earth Hour here.

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