| Are you struggling with your budget every month? | | | | down your house during summer. If you couldn't find |
| Do you have to buy cheaper things in order to stay | | | | bigger trees, you can plant some small ones around |
| in the budget? Saving money doesn't necessarily | | | | the house. Trees trap CO2, make carbohydrates and |
| mean purchasing cheaper alternatives. There are so | | | | release oxygen in return. âEUR¨ |
| many ways to save money and lower your budget | | | | 5. Turn off the water during brushing your teeth - |
| by doing little things on a daily basis. Let's get started | | | | Based on the advice from dentists, you should brush |
| from our house and find out what we can make it | | | | your teeth at least 2 minutes. Normally, a regular |
| more energy efficient and save some money at the | | | | faucet flows at about 2 gallons per minutes. You can |
| same time. Here are some simple tips to get you | | | | save at least 4 gallons each time you brush. So if you |
| started - | | | | brush 3 times a day, turning off water will save 12 |
| 1. Wash clothes in cold or warm water - To save | | | | gallons a day and 360 gallons a month. If you can't |
| energy and money, using cold water to wash your | | | | remember to turn off the water, you may install a |
| clothes with cold-water detergent is actually better | | | | sensor faucet. |
| for your clothes. If you really need to use hot water | | | | 6. Reuse the same paper towel until the job is done - |
| to remove some stains, switching from hot to warm | | | | How many rolls of paper towels do you use per |
| water or presoaking them overnight can help you | | | | month? Most families choose to use paper towels, |
| lower the energy costs as well. Best of all, check | | | | because they are more convenient and cleaner than |
| your washer settings to see what you can do in | | | | mobs. In order to save paper towels, make sure the |
| order to be more energy efficient. | | | | towels you purchased are strong enough for at least |
| 2. Dual Flush Toilet - Dual Flush Toilet can help a | | | | few times of use. For instance, if you spilled the milk |
| family of 4 to save about 10 to 13 gallons a day. Dual | | | | on the kitchen counter, one piece of paper towels |
| Flush Toilet used to be quite expensive back few | | | | properly isn't enough to clean it up. You may wash |
| years ago. Fortunately, there are few alternatives | | | | and dry the same piece of paper towel until the job |
| that are available on the market with a lot lower | | | | is done. |
| price. You don't need to replace your whole toilet | | | | 7. Energy Star Electronics - Energy Star-label was |
| system. Instead, you can find a kit that turns any | | | | created by the Department of Energy and the |
| regular toilet into Dual Flush Toilet for about $30. To | | | | Environmental Protection Agency for energy-efficient |
| install it, simply place it into the tank and hook it up | | | | products. In an effort to lower your energy bill and |
| with the water system. Water amount can be | | | | reduce pollution and emissions, Energy Star-labeled |
| adjusted by pushing the level to different sides. | | | | products can save up to nearly 40% on your annual |
| 3. Insulate Water Heater - The typical water heater | | | | energy bill. |
| has 20 to 60 gallons of hot water ready whether | | | | 8. Showerhead - As you all know, shower takes lots |
| you are at home or away for a week. You can feel | | | | more water than bath. Using low-flow showerhead |
| the tank and check to see whether it is warm | | | | can help you conserve the water while showering. |
| outside. If it is, that means the tank is losing heat and | | | | Normally, a showerhead without low-flow feature |
| you are losing money. In order to save, you may | | | | uses up to 6 gallons of water per minute. Here are |
| insulate your water heater by wrapping an insulation | | | | some preferences in terms of flow rate(s) and |
| blanket around it. However, depending on the | | | | price(s) -a. 1 gallon/minute at $40b. 1.2 gallon/minute |
| manufactures, make sure you consult them before | | | | at $12 |
| installing for safety issues. Normally, adding insulation | | | | Even though these tips seem pretty simple and small, |
| to your water heater tank can prevent heat losses | | | | but they become a big thing once you add them up. |
| 25% - 45%. Furthermore, lowering water | | | | Going green doesn't have to be expensive. Doing |
| temperature can help you save as well. | | | | what you can do to help our environment and lower |
| 4. Plant Trees in The Backyard - Planting trees in | | | | your budget. |
| your backyard is one of the cheapest ways to cool | | | | |