This summer is officially heating up! That may be great for a nice pool day, but it’s not so fun when you inadvertently wrack up a huge electricity bill trying to cool down your house.
Try a few of these tips to keep yourself and your home cool and comfortable without a huge spike in your energy costs:
- Close your window blinds during the day to keep out the warm sun rays.
- Don’t use your oven to cook dinner – it will warm up the room. Fire up the grill outside or pull out the air fryer instead!
- Use a fan to cool down your rooms at a fraction of the energy cost it would take to run the air conditioner.
- Wear the right clothes with loose-fitting, breathable materials.
- Hydrate! Drink plenty of water before you spend time outside.
- Eat cold or frozen foods like popsicles or even ice.
- Enjoy the swimming pool or other nearby body of water.
- Refrigerate things like lotion, aloe, or face creams for cooling relief when you apply.
- Avoid the hottest times of day. Schedule yard work or outside activities for early in the morning or later in the evening.
- Borrow air conditioning from the mall, the library, or the movie theater for a few hours.
