Ways To Save Money Around The House - Part 1
We have tons of ways to save money around your flat, house, or residence in general. Check out money saving tips and rejoice! You can use these tips to help remedy your debt problems for good.
Electric blankets can save your heating bills!
1. Electric Blankets - You should have one of these for every household member you have. Electric blankets can save you lots on the cost of your heating bill. To help you figure the cost of using the blanket, they use roughly 60-100 watts every hour. Multiply the amount of hours you’re going to be using the blanket per day by 60-100 watts. The wattage will vary depending on the heat setting you use. 75 watts per hour is a safe estimate. Divide the total number of wattage you use per day by 1,000 to realize how many kilowatt hours of energy you’ll be using each day you use the blanket. Then you’ll be able to calculate the seasonal costs of using the blanket through experience.
Tip: Wrap the electric blanket in an additional blanket to retain the warmth. Regular blanket on top, electric blanket underneath.
The savings accumulate because most people use their electric blankets during sleep hours. For the UK citizen, that’s a full 8 hours of savings over the cost of heating the house full blast at night. Many people turn their thermostat completely off during the night time because they are warm with their electric blanket. They don’t even notice the difference. Most people would agree that getting up to go to the restroom in a cold house is worth being a little chilly if you save hundreds of pounds per year on your heating bill. Even if you aren’t willing to turn your thermostat completely off, even reducing the thermostat by 10 degrees at night can yield a substantial savings. The best thing you can do is figure how many kilowatt hours of electricity you use with the electric blanket per night, month, and year.
Write that kilowatt hour figure down.
The cost savings of not using central heating at night so much because you’re using the electric blanket is substantial.
Calculate the actual cost the furnace usage is running you at the reduced usage amount and compare that to running the furnace the way you would normally.
Based on your monthly calculation, you’ll be able to see how much using the electric blanket is saving you.
2. Ginger Instead of Medication For Inflammation And Sore Muscles
NB: I am not a doctor, so do seek medical advice before doing anything that may impact on your health. These tips are for reference only.
Ginger has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties.
Ginger is a wonder root for inflammation. Whenever your muscles feel tired and run down, you may run to the medicine chest for your favorite pharmacy cure. Don’t do it! Ginger is MUCH cheaper and more effective. So how do you use it properly? Ground ginger works wonderfully well when rubbed into sore muscles. Make the ground ginger into a thick paste with some water and rub it into a sore neck. Then wrap your neck in a wet wash cloth to keep the ginger “activated”. Otherwise it will dry up quickly and not work well. We don’t recommend it for the groin area. That’s just too sensitive of an area to use ginger on. You’ve been warned on that.
A second way to use ginger is also easy. First buy some powdered ginger from a good supplier online. Turn a long sleeve shirt inside out, wet it with hot water, wring it out, then sprinkle enough ginger to moderately dust the whole inside of the long sleeve shirt, front and back, and dust the front and back of the arms as well. Turn the long sleeve shirt from inside out to normal and put it on. You should have a jacket you don’t care much about that retains warmth well to wear over the top of the wet shirt. This will allow the ginger to work with the water in the shirt as it’s pressed to your skin to reduce inflammation. The jacket will keep the otherwise wet and cool shirt warm and to your body. You’ll be amazed at how cheap this is and how much money you’ll save over the cost of anti-inflammatory medications. It’s truly a wonder cure of natural medicine.
More money saving tips around the home to follow tomorrow.
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