We are living in a time during which the global economy has been in a state of consistent instability for the past few years. This state of turmoil has transcended to greatly impact the condition of the local economy as well, thus leading many of us to revisit the way we live our lives, especially when it comes to our spending habits.
Making drastic lifestyle changes in order to save money, while at times might be quite necessary, is never a pleasant thing to consider. As such, it is always better to think of small changes first that might help us manage our personal finances and reduce our spendings as opposed to directly embarking on big lifestyle changes.
You might be quite surprised by how much money you might end up saving if you apply some behavioral changes around your home to save up on the electricity bill for instance. As such, this is exactly what we intend to talk about in our article, read on for further details on those behavioral changes.
Switch to LED Bulbs
Using LED light bulbs instead of regular ones is a no brainer for many reasons. Firstly, they last longer than regular bulbs and hence, you won’t need to replace them as often, so that’s money saved right there. The LED light bulb can last up to 34 years while the regular bulb has an average lifetime of a single year just to put things into perspective. Additionally, they consume less energy compared to regular bulbs which can result in as much as 20% savings on annual electric bill payments.
Turning off the Lights
While we’re on the subject of lighting, it is important to keep the light turned off in rooms which aren’t being currently used. This behavior is not as common as you’d think especially in households with families that include kids. That is because kids in particular will often forget to turn off the light in their bedroom when they leave for school for example.
If such behavior is eliminated, it should have a significant impact on lowering the cost of the electric bill.
Completely switch off electronic equipment that aren’t in use
Most of us tend to leave electronic equipment such as the microwave or the washing machine on standby mode when they’re not in use but we rarely switch them off completely. What many of us are not aware of though is that in that state of “stand by”, the equipment still consumes around 20% of the electric energy it would when it is actually being used. Unless there is a valid reason to leave the equipment on standby (some advanced equipment such as smart TVs may automatically upgrade their software while on standby), we should opt to turn off equipment that isn’t in use. Doing so in a consistent manner should have a very positive impact on the electric bill payments.
Use Fully Loaded Washing Machines
This goes for both the washing machine and the dishwasher. The idea here is that those machines will consume the same amount of energy regardless of how many items they are washing. As such, the smart thing to do is reduce the number of times you use these machines per month to reduce the energy consumption.
Therefore, try to use washing machines only when they are fully loaded so that you can achieve the maximum amount of washing through the least number of uses of the machine. Not only would such behavior help in reducing your electric bill, but it would also prolong the lifetime of your washing machine.
Don’t overfill the Kettle
Hot beverages such as tea and coffee are drinks which are consumed in most households on a daily basis. They are also usually consumed by a single person multiple times per day. Most of those drinks, if not all of them, are prepared by boiling water in the kettle.
The mistake that many of us make, however, is overfilling the kettle. We will often completely fill the kettle only to prepare a single cup of tea. The more the water we use, the more the energy that is required to boil it. If we make this mistake every time we use the kettle, the result is a massive amount of energy that is completely wasted but is still being paid for in our electric bill.
Eliminating this kind of behavior should result in a significantly lower electric bill.With that, we conclude our article discussing simple practices for lowering your electric bill. Very simple and easy behavioral changes which if collectively and consistently applied, should result in saving a significant amount of money when it comes to the electric bill. If you would like to get more information and read various other interesting articles, we invite you to check out myBayut blog and stay up to date with the latest we have to offer.
