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]]> By: Patricia http://barrier-busting.com/2009/02/the-power-of-small-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Patricia Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:46:09 +0000 http://barrier-busting.com/?p=382#comment-195 Here is a little change that made a difference of $40 to us last month. We bought drying racks. I don't use them on the towels/sheets because I want to double fry the dust mites for allergies, but for all the workout clothing which are meant to wick....so dry fast. We hang out a load at a time after using earth friendly tea tree oil laundry soap (14 cents a load) in cold water. We are now using two racks and not using the dryer much at all (well, I hate ironing and the permanent press cycle works so well on dress shirts - that I still do them). Here is another thing that saved us at least $10 in December. I cleaned the insides and underneath the refrigerator and the freezer. I always clean the insides of the washer and dryer once a year too and we can tell the difference. They just work right up to their energy star capacity. Smart Stick plug ins for the computer and entertainment equipment consistently save us about $60 a year because we can turn all appliances off and they are not leaking energy. May never happen at your house, but it is a regular habit at ours... Just a few things. Here is a little change that made a difference of $40 to us last month. We bought drying racks. I don’t use them on the towels/sheets because I want to double fry the dust mites for allergies, but for all the workout clothing which are meant to wick….so dry fast. We hang out a load at a time after using earth friendly tea tree oil laundry soap (14 cents a load) in cold water. We are now using two racks and not using the dryer much at all (well, I hate ironing and the permanent press cycle works so well on dress shirts – that I still do them).

Here is another thing that saved us at least $10 in December. I cleaned the insides and underneath the refrigerator and the freezer. I always clean the insides of the washer and dryer once a year too and we can tell the difference. They just work right up to their energy star capacity.

Smart Stick plug ins for the computer and entertainment equipment consistently save us about $60 a year because we can turn all appliances off and they are not leaking energy. May never happen at your house, but it is a regular habit at ours…

Just a few things.

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