Saturday, October 11th, 2008
This weekend may be the last to get ready for winter. So what do you do?
If you live in the north, your fuel bill ran approx. $977 last year and this
next year, it will go up to approx. $1182. A huge jump at a rate of 20%.
So what can you do to reduce this?
You can change out the filter in the furnace. Rule of thumb is to change it
out every 3 months. If you have a contract for your furnace, call and make an (more…)
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
For all of you Texans and those who live near the borders of Texas, listen up!
Our state is putting a perfunctory foot forward in going green by having a tax
free weekend on Energy Star products. Below is the excerpt from the Houston
Chronicle article by Clay Robison. (more…)
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