3 Ways To Save Money on Holiday Decorations During This Season
The holiday season has a tendency to be the most expensive time of the year. Family and friends buy gifts for each other. People schedule holiday get-togethers and cook extravagant meals. Holiday decorations go up that cost money to operate. With all the hustle and bustle, it's important to save money when the opportunity arises. Luckily, by taking a few simple steps, homeowners can lower a few of those pesky bills that increase with the holiday season.
Switch To LEDs
Old holiday lights are quickly being phased out by newer technology. It’s little surprise that so many people are making the switch. Old incandescent holiday lights were expensive to purchase, difficult to decorate with, and costly to operate. Not to mention that they were commonly a fire hazard because of the heat they produced.
New LED technology saves the holidays like Rudolph. LED lights are superior to their older counterparts in every way. One of the main benefits of LED lighting is the money that they can save while they operate. Any light that produces heat is wasting lighting efficiency. LEDs operate at far lower temperatures than incandescent lights, so they are able to put out far brighter light while consuming much less electricity.
Since they put out less heat, they are also safer to decorate with by reducing the risk of a fire.
Schedule One Baking Day
Holiday meals are one of the best parts of the season. Friends and families gather together to make decadent meals that leave everyone satisfied. Part of these meals always includes cookies, pies, and other baked holiday goodies. Most people don’t know that doing all the baking in one day can save a noticeable amount of money on energy bills.
When holiday bakers fire up the oven, they will notice that it takes a while to heat up to the proper temperature. If bakers are planning on baking multiple desserts for the season, there’s no reason to heat the oven up multiple times over the course of several days.
Each time the oven is preheated, that energy goes to waste, reflected in high electricity bills. Instead, try planning ahead and doing all of the baking in one day instead of across several.
Put Decorations on Timer
Decorations are fun and add to the atmosphere of the holiday season. But, unplugging and turning off all of those decorations every night can get to be a hassle. It is recommended not to leave decorations unattended, such as when homeowners leave them on and go to bed. To avoid the hassle of turning off all of those decorations, homeowners can put lights on a timer, so they don’t have to worry about it.
The benefits of timers are twofold. First, decorations will be safer because they won’t always be on. An added benefit is that decorations on a timer give the illusion that people are home for the holidays even when families go on vacations or visit family. The second benefit of timers is the savings in electricity. Homeowners can save a lot of money by turning decorations off automatically overnight.
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