Saving Money

After some fickle summer weather across Australia, the sun, storm clouds, hail and mercury are retreating and it’s time to prepare for winter. With increased energy prices being posted out almost quarterly these days, it’s more important than ever to be frugal with your heating in the frosty mid-year months.

That doesn’t mean compromising cosy-ness, just being smarter about how you heat your home this season. To help you on the way to achieving warmth within your means, here are 9 handy tips to implement this winter.

1. Look Out The Window

If you’ve thin, rattly windows, consider changing to double glazed or even double pane windows. These save a tremendous amount of energy, with double pane windows saving up to 80 per cent of the energy lost through normal single pane setups.

It’s not the cheapest option to save this winter, but it is one that will pay itself off in energy savings over years to come.

1. Insulate

Forget the disasterous Pink Batts program, insulating is essential to slashing energy bills. Similar to changing the window panes on your house, insulation’s not the cheapest strategy to keep cosy but it is one that will pay itself off in the long run. Insulation will keep your house warmer for longer and considerably carve those burgeoning winter energy bills.

Also, the benefits are year round – insulation will not only keep you warm in winter and but cool in summer too.