Here are some low cost ways to make your home more efficient (remember efficiency means eventually more of YOUR MONEY will be saved). Some of these changes are simple, a few are more involved and therefore I shall dedicate much of this blog to help you get started on some of these projects (if of course, you are so inclined). - Use CFL or LED lightbulbs
- Install low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators
- Start a compost pile
- Plant Trees
- Insulate your hot water heater
- Weatherstrip and caulk doors and windows
- Collect rainwater to water plants
- Paint with low - or no VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint
- Replace all heating/cooling filters
- Install a programmable thermostat
- Plant a rain garden
- Plant native plants
- Place appliances or office equipment on powerstrips to reduce 'phantom' load - this I recently did. Went through and put my microwave, coffee maker, DVD player, etc. on a powerstrip. Basically everything that has a clock and that I never look at for the time. Now I just push the button on the powerstrip to turn it all on/off!
