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brewens

(15,359 posts)
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 09:41 AM Nov 2020

I cut my electrical bill by $20 a month by just wearing thermal socks and underwear all

through the cold months. This is just in a one bedroom apartment, so would be more for larger dwellings.

I got six pair for about $13 apiece at Costco last year. They are so light and comfortable, I even wear them as jammies. I turn the heat completely off at bedtime. It's nice to have those on if I have to get up to use the bathroom, and in the morning before the place warms up.

I don't make myself endure a chilly apartment all winter. I'm perfectly comfortable and warm, but it's at least ten degrees cooler in here that I used to keep it.

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I cut my electrical bill by $20 a month by just wearing thermal socks and underwear all (Original Post) brewens Nov 2020 OP
Good advice! nancy1942 Nov 2020 #1
We dropped our electric bill by $30/month Best_man23 Nov 2020 #2
Good for you. SharonClark Nov 2020 #3
One winter I kept the tstat at 55 and saved about $20 a month on the gas bill Kaleva Jan 2021 #4

Best_man23

(5,100 posts)
2. We dropped our electric bill by $30/month
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 09:46 AM
Nov 2020

When we switched all our lights with incandescent bulbs over to LEDs. This move helps on multiple fronts, your home is cooler, meaning your A/C doesn't work as hard in the summer, and they last longer, meaning there is less glass and metal going to landfills if you're in an area that does not recycle.

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