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Have You Been Side Eyeing Your Light Bill?

I have! Staying home has its benefits. I meannnn you limit your chances of catching COVID, you decrease your gas bill, but that electric bill needs work. 

Oh my! Every time I open it, I am like this bill #IsNotPurseEmpowerment!

It turns out I am not alone in looking at my bill, and thinking, “What is going on here?” So, here are some adjustments that I have been making this month to save myself some money when it comes to my utility bill.

#1 – Keeping my thermostat at 75 degrees

#2 – Using my dishwasher as opposed to washing dishes by hand 

#3 – Instead, of popping the food right into the refrigerator after serving dinner. I allow it to cool down. I read that when you put the food in when it is hot, the refrigerator starts to work harder to cool the food down. 

#4 – Setting a calendar reminder to change my filter every 30 days. When the filters are murkier, the AC works harder.

#5 – I’ve been making sure that my pot actually matches the burner size.  Because, if the pot is bigger than the burner research says that you are wasting 40% of the heat that the burner is generating.

#6 – I also have what I call CovidClothes. I only go to the grocery store these days. So, not only has this eliminated my dry-cleaning bill, it has also caused me to alter my wardrobe. I rotate the same wash and wear dresses every 5 days. 

I hand wash them and allow them to air dry. So, this is reducing the amount of loads I need to launder and reducing my electricity bill because I do not put as many things in the dryer anymore. 

So, that’s my list! I hope at least one of these items, if not all, assisted you in reducing your electrical bill next month. 

As always, I am here to add value to your Purse and in some cases your wallet. 

Here are some ways I am doing that: 

I’ve organized a free dance class to assist you in dusting off some of that Covid fatigue. Sign up here.

I am offering free sessions where you can share your goals with me and we can create a plan to get you there! 

Until, next time, STAY SAFE, and do at least one thing to add some Power to your Purse, or wallet! 

Shani!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Every time I come in contact with someone I want to remind them of just how Power-full they truly are. Literal, #Purse Empowerment! I do this by empowering mostly women (some men) tackle their financial frustrations rather its saving their 1st $10,000, eliminating thousands of dollars in credit card debt, accelerating the process of paying off their student loan debt, boosting their credit scores, purchasing their first homes, converting their 1st homes into investments and even creating a business that will produce even more wealth for them to save, spend, share and invest.