Remember that blog post I did a while back about saving money by going green? Well, I did those things and guess what - I reduced our energy bill by $150 over this month last year! That's pretty amazing, right? Last year our bill for the month of June was just over $300 and this year it was $150 and change. That's a savings of 50%! Now tell me going green doesn't pay!
I'd say the biggest contributor to our amazing reduction in energy cost was my use of the clothesline. I made a conscious effort to ONLY use the clothesline. That means that when the weather wasn't cooperating, I wasn't doing laundry. We wound up hanging a 2nd line because sometimes I'd have to go a few days without doing any laundry and then I'd need to make up for it with multiple jumbo loads the next couple of days.
Besides the money savings, my kids like it. They have a chance to play outside for 20 or so minutes while I hang or take down laundry and I get some time to myself, outside, in the sun shine. I have one eye on my kids, but my main focus is putting out or taking in the laundry. My youngest - he's 3 months now - stays inside and naps or plays while I do this. My deck where the lines are cast from is right off of my living room, so when I stand at the end of the lines doing laundry I can keep an eye on my 2 "older" kids playing in the yard and my baby sleeping or playing on his play mat in the house. The baby is literally 10 feet away and the older kids aren't far either - it works out nicely for all of us. Then, when we get the energy bill in the mail it's just icing on the cake!
Try it if you can - hang a line and see how much you can save in electricity while having mandatory time outside to refresh your spirit and enjoy the day.
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