Why I Went Back To 1950s Electricity Habits At 52 (And My Bill Dropped $140)
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Why I Went Back To 1950s Electricity Habits At 52 (And My Bill Dropped $140)
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Living Like It's 1950
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I went back to 1950s electricity habits at 52, and my power bill dropped $140 a month. Here's how.
My electric bill hit $311 in January, for a house with two people in it. So I picked up my grandmother's 1950s electricity habits and started using power like it cost real money. In this video I walk you through all 12 of them, the old-fashioned habits that brought my bill down by about $140 a month, from Grandma's clothesline to pulling the plug. Stay until the very end. The last of these 1950s electricity habits isn't about wires or switches at all, and it changed my home more than my bill.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — My $311 bill and Grandma's house
1:39 — #12: The "off" gadgets quietly eating your bill
2:48 — #11: Grandma's clothesline and sunshine sheets
7:40 — #7: The window dance, my biggest saver
8:51 — #6: Hand them a cardigan, not the thermostat
11:06 — #4: The garage fridge costing up to $200 a year
12:16 — #3: Taming the water heater
14:32 — #1: The habit that gave me my evenings back
Which of these twelve habits are you going to try first? Is it the clothesline? The sweater? Or gathering in one room? Tell me down in the comments. And if your grandmother had a habit I missed, please share it.
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These are general money-saving and household tips based on my personal experience. Please use your own good judgement.
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