Easy Tips To Winterize Your Home

Many of us are throwing away money on heating bills, and don't even realize it! Depending on the size of your home, and how well insulated your home is, you could easy be wasting $20 or more on heating costs each month. You'd pick that $20 off the ground if you saw it, right? I know I would! Here are a few easy ideas that won't take you more than a few minutes to accomplish.


Make sure the filter has been recently changed to your heating furnace. Some filters need to be changed once a month, others only once a season. Become familiar with your furnace and be sure to change that filter on time - this is a super easy fix that can save your quite a bit each year!

Insulate your water pipes and your water heater. This will help hold the heat in your house, and help your water heater not have to work so hard. Unless you have a water heater that is tank less and/or simply starts up when you need it, your water heater can be the most expensive thing in your house to run!

Weatherstrip your doors and windows. These little self stick strips can be found in the home improvement aisle at your favorite store, and if applied properly, should last all winter season. If you don't typically open the windows in your home, you can leave it on through the summer months to save on air conditioning costs, too.

Find those drafts and fix them up! If you are renting and need a solution that's not permanent, cut the sleeves off an old sweatshirt, use a rubber band to rope off one side, and fill with stuffing. (If you have no stuffing, use old rags) Then rope off the other end with another rubber band, and you've got a cheap and eco friendly draft dodger to use to stop cold air from coming in underneath doors and through windows.

And if you need to cut costs just a little bit but don't want to sacrifice your comfort, consider turning the heat by just a degree or two. It might seem like it won't make a difference - but it will!