Summer is loaded with opportunities to reduceyour energy usage and energy bills.  For an energy-smart lifestyle try these tips for warm weather savings.

• Take a shorter shower to lower water-heating bills.
• Lower the temperature of your water heater.
• Enlist the kids to turn off all the household printers and computers.
• Close your windows and blinds.
• Obey the speed limit on your way to school or work to reduce the amount of fuel used.
• Turn up the thermostat or program the thermostat to adjust at specific times.
• Change the filter in your A/C.
• Run ceiling fans instead of the A/C.
• Leave the lights off – keeping them off will keep a room cooler.
• Prepared dinner on the outdoor grill. 
• Fill up that dishwasher, a full dishwasher uses less water than hand washing so load up those dishes and press the energy-efficient cycle button.

SAVING ISN’T JUST FOR ENERGY – Can’t live through July and August without A/C, but still want to cut costs? Try saving on your BACK TO SCHOOL clothes budget instead.  Shop and/or sell online at Consignment Crossroads today.  Tell us how much you saved.