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Change Your Life – Step 8 Become Better with Money

By savvyscot

Step 8 Become Better with Money

Ok, first of all it’s time to play catchup:

Part 1 – Exercise
Part 2 – Eating Healthily

Part 3 – Get Knowledge

Part 4 – Your Appearance

Part 5 – Learn New Skills

Part 6 – Fix Your Wardrobe

Part 7 – Improve Your Social Life

 

You guys effectively get a free pass this week if you already read The Savvy Scot and other finance blogs (and actually follow through)!

 

No wonder energy companies make so much money right?

Savers: Do any of you use the above tips? How much have you saved?

 

 

Filed Under: Saving Money, Self Development Tagged With: energy infographic, energy savings, how much money could I save on energy, Save money on energy, turn lights off

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  1. Grayson @ Debt Roundup says

    December 6, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Good infographic SavvyScot, but the sidebar cuts off some of it. I just figured I would let you know, so you can reduce the size.

    I have installed low flow fixtures, which can be a nightmare in our home because of our water pressure, along with CFL bulbs everywhere. We also have a programmable thermostat and our water heater is wrapped and down about 5 degrees.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:55 am

      Thanks a lot for the headsup… Fixed it! 🙂

  2. Justin@TheFrugalPath says

    December 7, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Good, informative infographic. I’ve done my best to do all of them, but I’m sure there are more ways I can save.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:56 am

      Cheers Justin! 🙂
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  3. Anne @ Unique Gifter says

    December 7, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    We have most of these things, but they don’t save us any money as we live in a condo where all utilities are combined. All the showers were low flow to start with. Most of our lightbulbs are halogen, but for those that aren’t we use CFLs. We replaced our thermostat with a timed one for comfort reasons and to protect the environment. The hot water tank is centralized, which uses slightly more water as it takes longer to get hot water to far units, however it is much much more efficient to heat it all centrally (especially as many units in my building are vacation homes, so the water would be heated for no reason for a long time.) We also used a kit to retrofit our main toilet to a low-flow dual flush.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

      That is nice to hear that you don’t have to worry about increased bills.. That said it is in your interest to keep them low to avoid rental increases! 🙂
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  4. chris_moneyandi says

    December 7, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I haven’t seen this before. Amazing series of posts!!!

    I can consider 6 as done, this means there are two more to go… 🙂
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

      Cheers Chris! Which ones?
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  5. Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank says

    December 7, 2012 at 11:38 pm

    This is a really powerful image mate. It is hard to believe that something as small as changing a light bulb could make such a huge difference.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:58 am

      Cheers Glen! Really is the Butterfly Effect explained!!
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  6. Budget and the Beach says

    December 8, 2012 at 1:38 am

    It’s like the butterfly effect. We don’t realize that small changes have big impact.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:58 am

      Absolutely! I just used the same comparison!! 🙂
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  7. Kim@Eyesonthedollar says

    December 9, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Very powerful indeed. We bought a programmable thermostat but have been lazy about installing it. This makes me more motivated.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 11:59 am

      Get on it!! 😛
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  8. Jamie Dickinson says

    December 10, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Wow! Big numbers there. Love seeing more visual content on finance blogs, the topic lends it self well, especially with these kind of figures.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      Glad you agree…. I’m a visual kinda guy!

  9. Debt and the Gril says

    December 10, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    Wow, its amazing how wasteful people can be. Myself included. This chart really opens your eyes on all the energy we can be saving. Good job!
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      Sure does!! Glad you like it 🙂

  10. Holly@ClubThrifty says

    December 10, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    I love the infographic!!! We are just now starting to change all of our lightbulbs over.
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    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      Cheers Holly! 🙂

  11. Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter says

    December 10, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Great graphic. We use LED lights and have a programmable thermostat. It works really well. We also try to keep the temperature lower in winter and just wear more clothes.

    • savvyscot says

      December 10, 2012 at 9:12 pm

      Cheers! LED lights are a great shout

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