Frugal Tips

Save money by using both sides of the paper in your laser or inkjet printer.

Most of the material you print on your home printer does not need to be presentation quality. You may be printing web pages for easy offline reading and reference, drafts of school papers for revisions or even shopping lists.

Want to reduce your home energy bills? Call your local utility to see if they offer a free energy audit.

Many utilities will send an employee to your home to identify any ways in which you are wasting energy.

The utility benefits from the program because it helps them put off adding more energy generating capacity. You get a free review of your energy needs from folks attuned to all the most likely ways energy (and money) can be wasted.