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Tips to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly

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If you’ve asked the question, “What is my home worth?” only to end up disappointed, you should know that studies have revealed going green is a great way to boost its value, not to mention making a significant difference in lessening your impact on the environment.

Eco-friendly home

You don’t have to go all out, spending thousands of dollars on solar panels and all new appliances. In fact, even if you’re on a tight budget there are lots of cheap, easy changes you can make for a more eco-friendly home.

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101 Ways You Can Save Energy and Save Environment

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“The struggle to save the global environment is in one way much more difficult than the struggle to vanquish Hitler, for this time the war is with ourselves. We are the enemy, just as we have only ourselves as allies.” – Al Gore

Saving environment is one of the most-liked content here at OCAAT. I am happy to see such awareness for the environment. Also, I tend to think that social media is actually spreading good habits in masses, making this planet a better place to live. Once I posted on Facebook about buying reusable shopping bag for grocery, it went viral and amidst 20 likes and 17 comments I think at least a couple got inspired and bought reusable shopping bags.

Earlier, I posted 25 ways I am contributing towards saving the environment every day. While I am at it constantly, I tried listing the possible ways I can help save the environment. The topic is such serious that I decided to write about it again, even though OCAAT is a personal finance blog. 

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Few Cost Effective Ways for Cooling your Home

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Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. If you’re a northerner, you might be welcoming the heat since it’s been so cold for the last few months. But, when the weather warms up, guess what also spikes? You got it – your electric bill because of your air conditioning unit.

Beat the heat with fan

We are beating the heat with fan

I was born and brought up in India where we grew up without AC. AC was luxury for us. Naturally summer months were not pleasant at all. Perhaps readers from Arizona, Texas or Nevada can understand how it feels like to be without AC at 110 F temperature. In India, that heat was not just a passing wave but, it was a way of life, it still is.

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Save Money by Saving Energy

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The image below shows our monthly energy bill. We do not have a separate gas connection for heating needs. Our bills are abnormally high during the summer months. We finally nailed it to the old air conditioning system. Our landlord will soon replace the AC system, before the summer really kicks in here in Florida. So far, we have been saving summer energy bills by few simple methods. We consume 40% less energy than the national household average of $2024 per year, a little solace! Still we feel we can save more.

Electricity Billing

One of the best ways to save money and build your savings account is to work hard at reducing your electric bill. Think about it: the lower your power bill (and other utility bills), the more money you have in your pocket that you can either save or use for other things you need. Here are some practical and important ways to save power while substantially increasing your savings.

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