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Lili Pintea-Reed
BellaOnline's Frugal Living Editor

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Utilities

Here are tons of ways to save on home utilities. Hey! Turn off that light!

Beat The Heat star
Here are some basic concepts to help you lower summer heating costs.

Build Your Own Generator star[offsite link]
Cool survival site with plans for building your own power generator.

Cheap Cooling star
Here are some basic concepts to get heat up and put of your house to save on summer cooling.

Cheap Cooling - Part II star
Here are more ways to cut your cooling costs this season!

Cheap Electric star
Here is a primer on ways to save on your electric bill including links to sites to save.

Cheap Emergency Preparation star
Here are quick cheap ways to light your home and cook during an emergency power outage!

Cheap Heating star
Save hundreds of dollars a month on home heating by following these simple steps.

Easy Homemade Biodiesel Site star[offsite link]
Biodiesel is no harder to make than homemade soap -- And uses the same stuff! Check this out!

End Spam Mail, Telemarketers, and More star
Here is a quick description of how to avoid unwanted sales pitches from SPam to Telemarketers. I post full information on how to get your name on the DO NOT CALL LISTS.

Energy Conservation star[offsite link]
Wonderful site with many alternative energy sites! Great!

Frugal Emergency Preparation star
Here are some starter ideas for frugal emergency prepartion. They should fit right in to your frugal lifestyle.

Get Rid of Energy Vampires! star
Many little items in your house suck up power as sure as leaving a facet dripping. Find these energy vampires.

GetAFreeQuote.com star[offsite link]
Here is another site that people who want to compare utility and insurance prices can do so at one place.

LOWER MY BILLS star[offsite link]
Wonderful site with a search feature to check on companies with the lowest rates insurance, utilities, and more.

Lower Your Heat Bills with a Heat Catcher star
With just aluminum foil and some black latex paint you can take as much as a third off your winter heating costs.

LowerMyBills.com star[offsite link]
A really wonderful site to automatically compare the rates on many utilites and insurances. I use this site and highly recommend it.

LPG CONVERSION star[offsite link]
A bit weird, but this site raises the questions about conversion to alternative fuels.

Make a Window Quilt to Save on Heating Bills. star
Here are directions for making a Window Quilt to keep heat IN THE HOUSE during the night and cloudy days! Very Easy.

Make Your Car a Power Supply in An Emergency star
You can get an inexpensive power inverter to hook to your car and generate enough power to keep refrigerators, sump pumps, and freezers running in power outages.

NORTHERN TOOL star[offsite link]
SUPER SITE for Emergency Prep and Solar supplies. Free Shipping on many items.

Reflect the Heat for a Cooler Home star
Here are some tips on how to reflect the heat to cool your home --as well as links to other effective cooling tech.

Roll Logs from Old Newspapers and Junk Mail star
Recycle and use newspapers and junk mail to make logs to supplement your woodpile.

Save a A Bundle- with phone/dsl/entertainment package star
You can bundle your basic Phone, DSL, and a Satellite dish all in your land line phone bill and save over $300 dolars a year.

Save on Gas! star
Here are some ways to beat the high gasoline prices.

Self Reliance star[offsite link]
Super site with many do-it-yourself ideas for lowering utility bills.

Summer Hints and Tips star
Here are some easy frugal hints for the hot summer days ahead!

Tankless Water Heaters star[offsite link]
We got a tankless water heater and our electric bills fell substantially. No more heating large tanks of water all day for a few minutes use. If you need a new tank --check these out!

Winter Heating Success star
Here is a review of the heating techniques we used to vastly lower our heating bills one very cold winter.

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