Many ways to save money / Saving money / Saving Green

More ways to save money is by turning your heating and water down a notch. Install a timer on your central heating, in the winter set it for just before you get out of bed. A dimmer switch prolongs the life of standard bulbs and cuts the cost of electricity up to 75%. Fluorescent tubes last 10 times longer than 100 watt bulbs and cost half as much to run. Also just an average of 1 degree increases adds 8% to an average heating bill. And block off any fireplaces not in use to save heat loss.