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Need to Furnish Your Home? Act Now

If you are looking to furnish your home any time soon, whether that means rooms of furniture or a few art and decor pieces, you may want to keep reading. That is because now is the time for great bargains from antiques to durable family-friendly pieces. Why is it the right time to furnish your home? There are a number of reasons. First, right now there are a lot of younger baby boomers going into retirement who are ready to downsize their living space. At the same time, older baby boomers are moving into retirement homes or with family. They … Continue reading →

Small Budget Kitchen Makeovers

Improve your kitchen without the cost. Use the following ideas and strategies to give your kitchen new life without having to come up with a way to pay for it. Replace the Kitchen Hardware Just replacing old outdated and dingy hardware in the kitchen can make a big difference in the feel and the look of the space. You can pay as little as $3 per piece when you install new knobs and door pulls. There is a wide variety of different designs and finishes, so you are sure to find an updated look that you like. Apply a New … Continue reading →

How a Ceiling Fan Can Save You Money

Invest in a ceiling fan, and you’ll save money on your cooling costs and on your heating bills. In the summer, the benefits of a ceiling fan are obvious. The ceiling fan circulates air and give you a nice breeze that makes you feel cooler. It can also keep away pesky biting insects, so having a fan on the porch has two major benefits. Plus if you are comfortable outside, you won’t need to run the air conditioning inside for more savings. In the winter, you can reverse the blades and run the fan to circulate warm air down from … Continue reading →

Cooling Your Home For Less

Just like Spring, Summer came early to Utah and with it lots of hot, dry air. In the middle of the summer I don’t miss the humidity of the east coast but sometimes, a little rain would be nice. Keeping your home cool in the summer is just as expensive as keeping it warm in the winter. There are some things you can do to reduce your cooling costs. All of the things you do in the winter help with cooling costs as well. Changing the filters on the air conditioning unit, using weatherstripping, closing the curtains during the hottest … Continue reading →

Saving Money on Air Conditioning

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Have you turned on the air conditioning yet? Here in Utah it’s reached 90 degrees already so I had a friend open the swamp cooler a few weeks ago. While I love my swamp cooler, I love being able to have the windows open, I do miss central air. That almost refrigerated feel when you come inside after being in the hot sun is almost impossible to replicate with a swamp cooler. The best thing about a swamp cooler versus central air is that the impact on my utility bills is almost non existent. My electric bill will be about … Continue reading →

Power Hog in Your House

I don’t pay our electric bill, so I don’t have to be horrified when I open the envelope. Electricity is deregulated in Texas and we pay some of the highest per kilowatt hour fees in the nation. Electric companies here are constantly advertising and vying for business by claiming they can save you the most money. I wonder how much money the companies could save their customers if they dropped the advertising. We do not have any choices for electricity where we live. Our only option is the co-op that services our area. I do believe we’re paying less for … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Cooling Costs

Yes, I know it is spring, but despite that, we are going through a little heat wave here in Pennsylvania with temperatures in the 80s and 90s. So while the heat was pumping through the house last week and the plastic is still covering some of the windows, we’ve had to scramble a bit to keep things cool. If you want to cut your cooling costs, there is no way around it other than to cut the heat, or at least the heat that you feel. The secret to spending less is to make yourself comfortable with less energy. Here … Continue reading →

A Fairy Princess Room from Junk Mail

In my little world of frugal living, it is all about using what we have instead of buying new. Of course, this can backfire, as in The Paper Conspiracy. But once it a while a little bit of inspiration makes it all come together. As you may know from reading earlier blogs, we are working on fixing up my daughter’s room in a princess theme. It has been slow going, since other things around the house keep breaking, taking our attention away from our little girl’s room. But we are almost there. The walls are repaired and painted, at least. … Continue reading →

9 Quick Tips to Conserve Heat

February is statistically the month with the highest heating bills of the year. Maybe that is why it is also the month of love–lots of snuggling under blankets. Hey, there is a quick tip to help conserve heat! For eight more, see below. Always lower the heat when you will be out of the house. There is no need to heat an empty house! Moist air retains heat. That is one of the reasons high humidity feels so uncomfortable in the summer. Invest some money in a humidifier, or simmer some water on the stove to add moisture to your … Continue reading →

Three Ways to Go Green In Your Kitchen Design

Environmentally friendly design elements can greatly enhance your kitchen. Whether you are doing a complete remodel or just a little updating, consider these three suggestions for building good design and saving the planet at the same time. Some of the suggestions will help you save energy immediately, while the others will make it easier to conserve your resources. Energy Star Choose appliances and products that meet Energy Star standards, and you’ll save energy by doing the things you normally do in the kitchen. There are many Energy Star products out there, from the standard refrigerators and other appliances we have … Continue reading →