Save Money With Electricity

Here's another simple yet effective way to Save Money with Chelsea! Stop wasting electricity!

Not only are you wasting money but you're hurting the environment. Ok, one person won't make a huge difference, but a million people...

Don't worry what everyone else is doing or you'll just get branded as busy-body! Do this for yourself and save some money too. Here are a few obvious ones, but I still can't believe the amount of people who don't do them, or just forget.

Change your light bulbs over to low wattage compact flourescents. They really do save you money in the long run and use hardly anything. What the Americans call a "no-brainer"

Unplug your cubes! Yes, those little voltage converting plug cubes that connect to your appliances - mainly chargers, small audio equipment, laptops... etc. They drain quite a lot of electricity even when the appliance is switched off. So unplug them all - or plug them all into a switchable plugboard - it's tidier too!

Don't use the standby button on your remote. Switch the TV, DVD or stereo off from the switch - things left on standby use nearly as much electricity as when they are fully on.

Turn the thermostat on your refridgerator down slightly, especially in cold weather - it will save more electricity than you think!

Ditch the kettle! If you're only making one cup of tea or coffee, pour exactly one cupful of water into a small pot and use the gas ring on your stove (if you have a gas cooker) to boil it. You'll be shocked how fast it boils compared with the electric kettle and you'll save an absolute fortune by not filling the kettle up every time you want a cuppa!

Ok, that was four tips and I was only going to do one each post!

Don't say I don't give good value for money!!!

Save Money with Chelsea