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Sometimes the biggest difference you can have in your home all starts with a push of a few buttons. What I’m talking about here is the change in your thermostat settings. In finding the right thermostat and settings for your home, you can save money on your heating bill and reduce your carbon footprint.

Here is a small list of things to get you started:

1) Find a thermostat for your home that you can program for the week. You can program them to shut off when you leave for work, come on 20 minutes before returning home and change temperatures and certain points during the day. This will help save you time and can save as much as $150 a year on utility bills.

2) Adjust your thermostat down 2 degrees in the winter and up 2 degrees in the summer. For every 1 degree you turn your thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer, you save 2% on your heating and cooling bill.

3) Instead of adjusting your thermostat when you’re cold, put on a sweatshirt and grab a blanket. In the summer when it’s too warm, turn on a ceiling fan to keep the air circulating.

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