Here are some ways you can save money without changing your lifestyle too drastically. I got here when looking for how much toilet paper a person uses in his or her lifetime. Why would I be doing that? I remembered sometime ago a study was conducted and it mentions that people flush a few thousand dollars worth of toilet paper over their lifetime.
I look hard but all I got was the average number of “squares†a person used per day. But I found something else to help you conserve your hard cash. What you can save money on, and what not to bother with.
I got the facts & figures here
During the winter, you can save as much as 3% of the energy your furnace uses simply by lowering your thermostat one degree F (if it’s set between 65 F and 72 F). Cool!
Dust on a light bulb or dirt on a glass fixture can reduce the light it gives off by 10 percent and make it seem that you need a brighter, higher wattage bulb. Go dust your light bulbs ASAP.
A white wall reflects 80 percent of the light that hits it; a black one reflects just 10 percent. The more light the walls reflect, the greater the chance that the light can be ‘recycled’ by striking the wall, bouncing off, and still illuminating the room. ~ remember this the next time you paint your home
About 15% of the energy you use for heating your home goes to warming up air that leaks in through the cracks. You can save 10% or more of your heating or cooling costs by insulating and tightening up ducts ~ time to get the tools out.
Turn off the water faucet when brushing your teeth. This simple act can save 9 gallons of water every time you brush. Multiply that by 2 times a day your brush your teeth times 365 days times 5 person a household, which gives you 32,850 gallons. Average water cost in the US $.002 per gallon that give 65.70 a year ~ not much so don’t argue with your spouse over this, but then you are doing the environment some good.
The normal faucet flow is 3-5 gallons of water per minute (gpm). By attaching a low flow faucet aerator, you can reduce the flow by 50%. Incredibly, although the flow is reduced, it will seem stringer because air is mixed into the water as it leaves the tap ~ depends on how much you use here. It could be time to get more tools out or just relax and look for something else to put your efforts on.
Between 15 and 30 percent of the energy your water heater uses goes to keeping a tank of water hot, just in case you need it ~ instant water heater anyone?
By the way, I gave up looking for how much toilet paper a person use in their lifetime because if you don’t use toilet paper, what is the alternative? Old newspaper? I think not.
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