from the British Gas website in the UK.
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Switch off any unused lights and you could save around £27 a year
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Boil the amount of water you need for one cup rather than a full kettle and you could save around £25 a year
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Turn your TV and accessories off standby and you could save around £39 a year
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Turn your thermostat down 1 degree and you could save around £40 a year
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Set your heating to turn off before you leave the house and go off 30 minutes before you go to bed and you could save £16 a year
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Draught proof your windows and doors and you could save around £20 a year
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Putting silver foil behind radiators to reflect the heat back into your room could save you £13 a year
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Make sure your dishwasher is always full and you could save around £13 a year
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Wash your laundry at 40 degrees rather than 60 degrees and you could save £10 a year
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Unplug your phone charger when you're not using it and you could save £4 a year
I need to concentrate on little things to save money. I feel like I can't cut any of the big things down at all...
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ReplyDeleteI feel the same. I think once you've been cutting back and saving pennies for a while you have to start to look at the small stuff. It doesn't have as much impact but it must make a difference.
I found out it is worth the effort. We made similar changes and stopped using a clothes dryer when it was wet outside. Our bill shows we cut our usage by almost 100 mjoules per day. I haven't calculated the $$ savings because the pricing structure changed but we have saved money with the lower use.
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