Cashmonkies Frugal Blog

If you’re looking for some quick ways to lower your everyday bills then I have a treat for you. Here are a lot of ways to get some of your bills lowered from time to time, and it takes no time at all.

Lower your water bill- Unless you have recently purchased a new toilet that uses less water then the norm, you can convert your old toilet. These new toilets can save you around $150 bucks a year, but if you don’t need a new toilet, then why should you buy one? Get a water bottle or pop bottle, take off the wrapper. Fill it full of water, and place cap on tight. Stick this in your toilet tank. You may want to use a small piece of string and tie it off, so it doesn’t float and bounce around. This will save on your water fill ups.

Laundry- If you’re a mom who works outside the home, then try this on Sundays, or another day off. During work weeks you probably won’t have enough time. When you do your main washing, start hang drying your clothes. You could even hang dry half of them and save around $40 bucks a year. So if you hung dry all of them, can you imagine the savings.

Dishwasher- If you own a dishwasher then use it. Some of you are probably wondering if I am crazy right about now. I promise you, I am not. I know a lot of people who wash dishes by hand, because it’s faster. Did you know running a full load of dishes verses hand washing dishes can save you around $40 a year? Not to count how much time it saves you.

Doors- Weather strip your doors and keep it there all year round. Some people seem to take care of these things only during the winter months. Don’t forget, your cool air will seep out just like the hot air does. Adding this weather stripping which only cost a few bucks can save you around $50 bucks a year depending on how bad the leak is, it could save you even more then that.