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07/10/2015
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The adjustments applied by the government to electricity have caused significant impact on the family budget
The adjustments applied by the government to electricity have caused significant impact on the family budget. Seek ways to streamline fixed costs can help.
Simple actions like not take the bath, turn off the light when leaving a room, do not leave the television on without that someone is watching, can make a difference at the time of the accounts.
Changing habits contributes to a more conscious energy consumption. Keep running over a freezer, for example, it causes great waste.
In cooler seasons, as autumn and winter, these devices can rotate operation. Remember that, very old electrical devices tend to consume more energy than those manufactured recently. Read more.
By Marco Quintarelli
QUESTION AND ANSWER
"Busco save the most of electricity consumption due to periodic increases. How I am adept frozen food, use vertical freezer just for them storage, plus a fridge-freezer. It is worth disable freezer and consume more fresh foods to save energy and money? "
Deborah Pinheiro, Tijuca
Every kind of economy account in these times of crisis, including those related to the consumption of electricity. But the most important thing is to consider your actual needs to have a freezer full of frozen food to fuel your day to day. Is it really necessary?
A new freezer spends an average of 120 Kwh month on your utility bill. If an old freezer, surely it will consume much more than that. A greater expense than a two-door refrigerator, ie, smaller fridge freezer.
Do not spend as much as an electric shower, iron clothes or air conditioning but its consumption has considered, even by that stays on 24 hours a day. Roughly speaking, the real economy, to disable this freezer should have a minimum impact of R$ 57 to R$ 60 in your current monthly bill for electricity.
Another factor to consider is that your current life adapts to this new format of not having your fast food, frozen you need a few minutes to be served and consumed.
All this has to be taken into consideration. Before discarding the freezer, you need to think about it so it does not take a hasty decision, because there is no use save on energy bills and can not take time for a decent meal because the food was not ready in time. I would try to solve a problem and end up creating another.
Choose and buy their food more often, take periodic promotions, make your income and consuming a fresh or freshly prepared food have their advantages. Besides being a healthy habit, it creates the opportunity to save considerably on periodic purchases of fair and supermarkets.
Marco Quintarelli is a consultant of the AZO Group. Monday, Success in Contests.
Source: The Day
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