It’s time again for Tipster Tuesday. My tip this week involves energy savings.

When we built our house nearly three years ago, one of the things we did was have our bathroom fans put on a 15-minute timer switch. That way we wouldn’t forget to shut off our bathroom fans after a shower or other activity in the bathroom.

The timer is also great for preventing excessively long showers. You know that if the fan switches off when you’re in the shower, you’ve been in there too long. It makes you move a little bit faster in the morning. I now try to get completely ready (shower, hair, everything) in that fifteen minute time frame. So I save time, too!