One Plastic Bag at a Time

First, I started with all the adapters plugged into my power strip. Then it was the replacement of the light bulb with a CFC bulb in the most used lighting fixture in my apartment.

Then I cleaned all the filters and air intake vents on my appliances.

Finally, we began to make a concerted effort to turn off lights when we left the room, turn off the tv when no one was watching, turn off the laptop when I wasn't using it, etc.

It didn't seem like a lot - none of these things in particular were major energy saving moves. But that 5% here and 5% there adds up alright ... our electric bill dropped another 20% last month to under $50.

Yep, under $50.

Not that I'm bragging ... except that I totally am.