How to Make Your Home Energy Efficient

This article suggests different ways that people could save money by upgrading their homes by making it more energy efficient. Examples include adding insulation to attics or buying energy efficient appliances. Big energy consumers are from heating and cooling your home, cooking and lighting, and your refrigerator. Although making alterations to your home would cost money, the amount of money saved is significant. The author mentions the luxuries that he can live with, and use only a fraction of the energy that most households use. This energy reduction also results from frugality; taking shorter showers, turning off lights, etc.
This illustrates opportunity costs well. Insulating is a great energy saving strategy. The process costs a few hundred dollars but in the long run, it is well worth it. The average utility bill is about $200 – 300 per month. Alterations could save you 30%, but that means that you saved $60 that month. In one year alone, you could save $720. These alterations also don’t need much maintenance so after 5 years, the money that you have saved due to the energy conservation becomes $3600. Taking time to figure out the opportunity costs will save you a lot of money in this situation.
I think that making your home energy efficient is a great idea. You not only save money but you’re contributing towards the need to save our planet. Time is scarce and this article may help many people find the motivation they need to start doing something about global warming. I like this article because in a quick glance, you can obtain a handful of ideas that will help you easily play a role in helping the environment get better. So why not take a look? You get to save the environment and build up a savings account at the same time.

l.nguyen
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Homes/2008-10-01/How-To-Lower-Utility-Bills.aspx

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you're having too much fun doing this i'm afraid. "omg i can edit the template!" -melissa man
so we just got our textbook and mine is nicer than carbo's but hers is pretty nice too