Reduce Utility Bills

There are lots of ways to save money on utility bills. Not all of them will be able to be implemented immediately. Some of them will cost money and will have to pay for themselves before the savings will be experienced.

You may consider 2 priority lists, one with ways to save that cost  little or nothing and larger ticket changes. Things to consider when creating a priority list of changes to reduce utility bills:

• Which utility bill is the highest
• Time of year and utility type of use
• Appliances that use the most energy
• Cost of change
• Low cost alternatives to high priced changes
• Amount of time it will take change to pay for itself
• Time involved in making changes
• Ratio of savings compared to time involved
• Activities that consume energy

Setting goals to reduce utility bills will increase the chance of success. When going through your list don’t cross out the changes made-highlight them! Post the list on the refrigerator to keep the changes on everyone’s mind. You can even include estimated savings next to each change. When you add them together, it will become a source of motivation.