Comments on: How to Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/ because money doesn't grow on trees Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Frugal Confessions http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-83937 Frugal Confessions Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:04:57 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-83937 [...] out my latest Guest Post at MyDollarPlan called How to Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient. This is the first article in a two-part series, which will conclude on Madison’s blog [...]

[...] out my latest Guest Post at MyDollarPlan called How to Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient. This is the first article in a two-part series, which will conclude on Madison’s blog [...]

]]> By: Amanda L Grossman http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-22064 Amanda L Grossman Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:59:08 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-22064 Hello! Good advice--thank you:). Hello! Good advice–thank you:).

]]> By: The Ghost of Jeff Lynne http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-22062 The Ghost of Jeff Lynne Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:54:03 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-22062 Amanda, Do not turn your fridge above 40 degrees F. Bacteria bloom like... well, bacteria when temps hit 40°. Amanda,

Do not turn your fridge above 40 degrees F. Bacteria bloom like… well, bacteria when temps hit 40°.

]]> By: Roundup and Link Love: Oh No, Not Again Edition http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9932 Roundup and Link Love: Oh No, Not Again Edition Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:23:56 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9932 [...] My Dollar Plan has two posts on energy efficiency that are worth reading: How to make your home more energy efficient as well as How to make your APARTMENT more energy efficient. [...]

[...] My Dollar Plan has two posts on energy efficiency that are worth reading: How to make your home more energy efficient as well as How to make your APARTMENT more energy efficient. [...]

]]> By: Weekend Link Love – 14th Edition | 52loans.com Blogs http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9359 Weekend Link Love – 14th Edition | 52loans.com Blogs Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:41:15 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9359 [...] How To Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient by My Dollar Plan – Lots of good tips here. [...]

[...] How To Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient by My Dollar Plan – Lots of good tips here. [...]

]]> By: Amanda L. Grossman http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9353 Amanda L. Grossman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:47:24 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9353 Hey Rae! Thanks for the comment. Good job on the powerstrip! I am at home today making our new house more energy efficient as we speak--and hooking things up to a powerstrip on our entertainment system is next on my list. Have a great weekend! Hey Rae!

Thanks for the comment. Good job on the powerstrip! I am at home today making our new house more energy efficient as we speak–and hooking things up to a powerstrip on our entertainment system is next on my list.

Have a great weekend!

]]> By: Rae http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9351 Rae Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:31 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9351 In the same vein as Christine's comment, I absolutely love the power strip we purchased that allows you to control everything off of the on/off status of our TV (if you turn the TV off, the surround sound and dvd player also turn off and vice versa). It does still draw power for the tv while it's off, but it cuts down a ton on the vampirism of the the other things with shiny lights and clocks and whatnot. I suppose it doesn't work for people who like their DVD clocks or whatever, but we don't pay attn. The strip we have also has some normal outlets in case you have things that you don't want power cut for if the tv is off (lamps, cable boxes, etc). And yes, thanks so much for remembering us apartment dwellers! In the same vein as Christine’s comment, I absolutely love the power strip we purchased that allows you to control everything off of the on/off status of our TV (if you turn the TV off, the surround sound and dvd player also turn off and vice versa). It does still draw power for the tv while it’s off, but it cuts down a ton on the vampirism of the the other things with shiny lights and clocks and whatnot. I suppose it doesn’t work for people who like their DVD clocks or whatever, but we don’t pay attn. The strip we have also has some normal outlets in case you have things that you don’t want power cut for if the tv is off (lamps, cable boxes, etc).

And yes, thanks so much for remembering us apartment dwellers!

]]> By: The Good Life on a Budget » Festival of Frugality #195 - Apple Edition http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9331 The Good Life on a Budget » Festival of Frugality #195 - Apple Edition Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:25:17 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9331 [...] Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient with this advice from Madison at My Dollar Plan. [...]

[...] Make Your Apartment More Energy Efficient with this advice from Madison at My Dollar Plan. [...]

]]> By: New House in Progress http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9306 New House in Progress Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:08:41 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9306 [...] writes about how you can make your apartment more energy efficient at My Dollar [...]

[...] writes about how you can make your apartment more energy efficient at My Dollar [...]

]]> By: Amanda L. Grossman http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9283 Amanda L. Grossman Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:56:27 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9283 Hello Linda! You are most welcome. You are right about there not being a lot of energy-conserving information designated for us apartment people--I have only rented (until tomorrow, when my fiancee and I close on our first home!!). I hope you found this useful, and will definitely let you know of more ideas:). Hello Linda!

You are most welcome. You are right about there not being a lot of energy-conserving information designated for us apartment people–I have only rented (until tomorrow, when my fiancee and I close on our first home!!). I hope you found this useful, and will definitely let you know of more ideas:).

]]> By: Linda http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9282 Linda Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:31:19 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9282 This is one of the only things I've seen describing what we apartment-dwellers can do to conserve energy. Everyone wants to talk about what to do in a home, but that doesn't help me much! for instance, I can't switch out my appliances for energy-efficient ones; I get what I get from the apartment management. Very rarely are we apartment people given ideas that help us. We're the forgotten ones. So, thank you for thinking of us. Any more ideas would be great! This is one of the only things I’ve seen describing what we apartment-dwellers can do to conserve energy. Everyone wants to talk about what to do in a home, but that doesn’t help me much! for instance, I can’t switch out my appliances for energy-efficient ones; I get what I get from the apartment management. Very rarely are we apartment people given ideas that help us. We’re the forgotten ones. So, thank you for thinking of us. Any more ideas would be great!

]]> By: Amanda L. Grossman http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9280 Amanda L. Grossman Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:43:07 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9280 Christine: Absolutely! That is what we do for our entertainment center (the place with about 1,000 wires it seems!). It is much easier to have other people in your household unplug one plug as well, especially if they are not as committed to being frugal as you are:). Thanks for the comment! Christine: Absolutely! That is what we do for our entertainment center (the place with about 1,000 wires it seems!). It is much easier to have other people in your household unplug one plug as well, especially if they are not as committed to being frugal as you are:). Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Christine http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9279 Christine Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:27:03 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9279 Putting EVERYTHING on power-strips, and shutting them off as I head to work has had the most effect on my bottom line. It's much easier than unplugging each and every appliance. Putting EVERYTHING on power-strips, and shutting them off as I head to work has had the most effect on my bottom line. It’s much easier than unplugging each and every appliance.

]]> By: Amanda L. Grossman http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9275 Amanda L. Grossman Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:42:50 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9275 Steve: Absolutely--thanks for the catch! Steve: Absolutely–thanks for the catch!

]]> By: Steve http://www.mydollarplan.com/how-to-make-your-apartment-more-energy-efficient/#comment-9274 Steve Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:18:34 +0000 http://www.mydollarplan.com/?p=964#comment-9274 Do you mean "Turn your freezer/refrigerator *up* a few degrees"? Do you mean “Turn your freezer/refrigerator *up* a few degrees”?

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