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January 22, 2014

5 Tips to Winterize Your Home & Save on Energy Costs

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It’s COLD.  Seriously, it is one of the coldest winters I can remember here in Pennsylvania.  As I’m writing we’re planning for yet another snow day with a high of 9 degrees tomorrow.  I can hardly wait!  (You can feel my sarcasm dripping through the screen, can’t you?)  Despite the deep freeze outside we’re trying not to touch that thermostat and jack up our energy bills. Instead, we’ve made use of these tips to winterize our home. Check them out and you can use them to save on your energy costs, too. And you can stay warmer, because clearly that’s needed with sub-zero windchills!

Baby it's cold outside! If you're in a deep freeze like we are use these simple and energy efficient tips to winterize your home and save money!

I have 5 easy tips for you to winterize your home. This stuff is easy, inexpensive, and quick to implement.  It keeps you warmer and saves money. We call that a #winterwin.         😉

Baby it's cold outside! If you're in a deep freeze like we are use these simple and energy efficient tips to winterize your home and save money!

1. Weather stripping  Apply weather stripping to your door frames and the bottoms of windows to prevent air from leaking in. I don’t know what it is about my daughter’s room but it’s chilly in there.  So we went to work in there first to warm things up.  This stuff is so inexpensive, less than $5 a roll.  And it’s really easy to apply.

Baby it's cold outside! If you're in a deep freeze like we are use these simple and energy efficient tips to winterize your home and save money!

2.  Outlet Plate Insulation  This is one I never would have thought of, but your outlets can actually leak heat from your home.  These are also SO inexpensive and really easy to install.  Just unscrew the plate, put the piece of insulation over the outlets, and then screw the plate back on.  It’s going to make the biggest difference on the outlets that are on your exterior walls, but we put them everywhere.  Don’t forget if you have little ones to use plug protectors!

Baby it's cold outside! If you're in a deep freeze like we are use these simple and energy efficient tips to winterize your home and save money!

3.  Caulking  So easy to use, this can quickly seal up any cracks you have in your window or door moldings.  We actually had a fair amount of cracks around our windows and this seals them right up.  Read the directions because you don’t want to apply it when it’s frigid outside. Wait for at least  little bit of a thaw!

Baby it's cold outside! If you're in a deep freeze like we are use these simple and energy efficient tips to winterize your home and save money!

4. Smart Strips  I had no idea these things existed! This is so smart.  Did you know that about 75% of the power used by electronics is wasted energy called ‘phantom power’?  Wow!  The way this Smart Strip works is that you plug one item into the control port, and when you turn that device on or off all electronics plugged into the switched ports also turn on or off.  So you might plug your computer into the control port, and then have your monitor, speakers, and desk lamp plugged into the control switches. When you turn off the computer, those peripherals also turn off. Great idea, right?

5.  DIY Draft Dodger  If you’re crafty here’s a fun one to keep the drafts out. Actually it looks pretty simple. I’m not much of a sewer but I think even I could manage this project.

And now that the house is warm, how about something to keep you warm? That just might put a dent in those energy bills, too.  Plus it’s cute, and perfect for a Valentine!  Get the directions to make this Homemade Handwarmer and have fun with it!

Retweet and share these money-saving tips with your friends! 

I’d love to hear your tips, too!
What do you do to defend your home from the cold?

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About Lindsay Frank

Lindsay is the Owner/Editor and Content Creator at See Mom Click, a family travel and lifestyle blog based in Central Pennsylvania. She is a wife and mom of two kids and a handful of fur babies.

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  1. Natalie says

    January 22, 2014 at 20:52

    Ahhh, I should so use the weather stripping on my windows! Seriously, this winter can just quit now!

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  2. Wendy says

    January 29, 2014 at 23:04

    If there’s one good thing that will come from this horrid cold weather, it’s my new willingness to winterize! I just can’t put it off anymore. Weatherstripping was the first thing we did this year!

    Reply
  3. Heather Barker says

    February 20, 2016 at 18:20

    I use bubble wrap on my windows in the winter to keep out the cold winds. Buy a roll of bubble wrap at Walmart or a shipping store, using a spray bottle of plain water get your windows damp, apply the bubble wrap puffy side to the window and cut to fit. On my living room windows my mom and I usually do a double layer and tape the second layer over the first so that no cold air comes in. This works way better than the plastic window insulation kits that you can buy at most stores and lasts all season too.

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    • Lindsay Frank says

      February 21, 2016 at 10:26

      Great tip! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply

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