Save on Air Conditioning

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Escaping the heat of the midafternoon by going out can end uppaying for itself in the energy you save on air conditioning. While there are a number of steps you can take to reduce the cost of staying cool at home , the best method is to not run your air conditioner at all.
If the economy has bitten into your budget so that you can't affordto give yourself a little splurge every once in awhile, you caneven indulge in some of them and save money at the same time. It costs approximately $6 to $10 a day (12 hours) to run your airconditioner, depending on the model and the cost of energy in yourarea. That can add up to $180 to $300 a month for the airconditioner alone and means if you can escape your house during thehot daylight hours, you can spend a little and still come outahead.
There are also plenty of places you can go where you don't have tospend any money, but can remain cool during the summer heat withoutincreasing your own energy bill.
If one of the things you gave up to help your finances was thatpremium cup of coffee, you can have a cup while still saving money.Take your newspaper, laptop or a good book and head down to yourlocal coffee shop. For the price of a cup of joe, you can spend the afternoon readingthe latest news, working or catching up on your reading, and itwill still be less than if you cranked the air conditioning all dayat home.