Money Saving Strategies

Author: fanman, 09 30th, 2008

Let’s face it.  It doesn’t matter which politician is pointing his finger or at whom he is pointing it.  Nor does it matter what creative lingo the financial analysts use.  At the end of the day, our country is still facing a serious financial crisis.  What does this mean to the ordinary United States citizen?  It means that we have to be economic magicians and make our dollars stretch as far as possible. 

One of the obvious money saving strategies is to cut household costs wherever possible.  You’ve probably already thought of the obvious ones like turning down the thermostat and the hot water heater, not to mention changing out the light bulbs for more energy efficient, environmentally friendly ones.  But have you considered replacing your existing light fixture with a ceiling fan and light kit? 

Most people think that ceiling fans are only used during the hot summer months, when, in fact, they have been proven to be very effective at cutting heating costs in the winter.  How does this work?  Well, as we all know, heat rises and that is where it usually stays - lost at the ceiling.  However, a ceiling fan that is properly set to blow that warm, rising air back down to the ground can help you “recycle” that warm air allowing you to cut your heating costs.  

It would be nice, of course, if you could afford to install a ceiling fan in every room; however, most people start with the bedrooms since they are usually the hardest rooms to heat.  Just be sure to shop the Internet before purchasing a plain, ordinary fan because there is a wide variety of afforable children’s ceiling fans as well as other decorative ceiling fans available to match most of the popular bedding designs sold today. 


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