Unplug anything possible.
Posted By: jss on 2008-10-21
In Reply to: Frugal ideas - Siren
I heard that this can add up to about $1000 a year (I hope I remembered correctly) for the average household. Anything that is plugged in sucks power much like a leaky faucet. Microwaves, toasters, coffee pot, cell phone chargers just a few things that I noticed right away in my house. Also heard that lowering your heat by just 2 degrees adds up to about a 10% savings on your bill...i.e. $30 on a $300 bill. We have a thermostat that lowers it during the day when I am the only one home and at night when everyone is snuggly in bed and I use a small space heater if an extra sweater isn't enough during the day.
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I just went through our house this weekend to unplug anything possible from the wall. I heard something on the radio about how much energy they suck even if they are not being used but still plugged into the wall.
I don't know what to think about the economy anymore. In all honesty, I'm staying in the dark at this point. I don't watch the news or read the papers. The way I look at it, if its something I really need to know - I'll hear it from a friend anyway. Today's world is too depressing.
another option, unplug the phone when - sm
you have company over....then he can call as much as he wants and you will never hear it. I did that at night for over a year as I had a crank caller calling me in the middle of the night for a while...this is before caller ID...so I just started unplugging the phone every night and plugging it back in in the morning. They finally gave up by the time I started to leave it plugged in at night.
One solution when she gets to calling, unplug your phone - sm
for 15 minutes or whatever. I used to have to do that for some crank who would call me every night (a guy I would not go out with) for months. I did it for about 6 months, when I finally pluged it back in at night he had given up by then, yeah. How about call block on her number, sure it would make her a bit angry but maybe she would get the message to leave you alone during the day.
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