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15 Ways to Reduce Energy Costs

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Big energy bills can bleed your budget dry, not to mention the potential impact on the environment. Here are some ways you can reduce your energy bills. Cutting Your Heating Bills. You could be paying over the odds if your bill is based on estimated readings. Cutting Your Electricity Bills. Cooking tips.

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

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So instead of menu planning, buying what we need and eating it, we are buying what we feel like, cooking too much and throwing away the rest instead of eating the leftovers. If we all planned our meals properly, ate proper portion sizes instead of cooking thinking our stomachs are the size of Texas, only cook what we can or will eat.

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How to Be Green and Save Money

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When you are cooking a meal or serving up some food, try to put only the amount you will eat on your plate – you can refrigerate any left overs and use them for another meal! Instead of buying ready meals and fast food, buy more fresh ingredients and cook fresh, healthy food. Great Ways To Save Money On Energy Bills At Home.

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Most Cost-Friendly Appliances for Families on a Budget

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Home appliances can assist the household with maximizing and recycling resources. With all data showing the benefits of eating whole produce foods, finding ways to recycle them and not lose out on expiration dates is possible. For the family cook, it saves time with the slow cooker and timer function. Ceiling Fan.

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5 Easy Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen

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It can take a great deal of time to cook for a family every day, and in many houses the kitchen is a place to socialize, to work on homework, to eat, etc. It takes a little longer to let them air dry, but your electricity bill will be slightly lower. Many of us spend a lot of time in our kitchens. A Little Lighting… Goes a long way.

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Financial Pet Peeves

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101 Centavos blogs about practical freedom, an unequal mix of personal finance, gardening, investing, career advice, cooking and yard sales. We do do a pretty good job of recycling leftovers into new dishes. Instead of just one pet peeve, I suppose I have a menagerie of peeves, a whole peevery. It’s not that big a deal, really.

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What We Ate this Week on a Budget | 06.05.15

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” I know that I can recycle the bags, but it seemed wasteful to me and I have to think about whether I’ll do the service again. I haven’t gotten into to fire pit cooking yet. I will try this technique again and maybe with chicken too, but it does increase the cook time. Have you tried it? We had a tasty week!

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