For many people, the stimulus check from the government to help during the coronavirus lockdown helped pay essential bills like rents or mortgages, buy food, and cover utility bills. Help your stimulus check go further by keeping your utility bills low this summer.
Minimize your air conditioner use by putting fans in your windows, and try to use it only on the hottest days. Most nights you can open the windows and turn on the fans. Fresh air is healthier as well.
With the long summer days, keep your lights off until you absolutely need them, and always turn them off when you leave a room, or go to bed. Turning them off will also help keep your home cooler. Most bulbs, even the newer ones, aren’t that energy-efficient, so they give off a lot of heat.
Baking has become very popular during the lockdown, but using the oven during the day really heats up your kitchen. Consider making no-bake desserts. Ice cream is always in demand, stock up, or invest in a cheap ice cream maker and make your own.
