Save Money This Winter in Your Rental

Matt Shealy
Cold Drafts. Every home and apartment has little cracks and crevices that let air in. These airways are called drafts. Drafts can waste up to 30% of your home’s energy! That’s a lot of dollar bills being wasted. Luckily, there are some easy and inexpensive ways to stop cold air drafts from driving up your bills. For cracks between a door and the frame, use a rolled up towel or sock filled with sand to lie at the foot of the door. This will block cold air from getting inside. If you have very old windows, you may want to consider caulking around the frame to ensure no cold air gets in.
Set your fan in reverse. Fans normally spin counter clockwise. By reversing your ceiling fans to clockwise it pushes heated air downward helping to warm your room.
Wear more clothes. This is as simple as it sounds. By wearing more layers you can stay a few degrees warmer so your thermostat doesn’t have to.
By following these three simple methods you will stay warm in the winter without having to empty your pocket. Each winter there are over half a million fires in America due to heating related causes. In total, these fires cost over $3 billion in property losses. Protect yourself and your financial well being with a renters insurance policy. Get free renters insurance quotes to see how inexpensive it is to insure your property.
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About Matt Shealy: Matt is a frugal living advocate who dabbles in the real estate/rental space. You will find him writing on leading finance sites focused on providing everyday people with tips to live within their means.
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