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Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. She writes about topics including budgeting, student loans, credit, mortgages, investing and insurance. Her work has been ...

LED: LED bulbs are both highly efficient and are unaffected by how often the lights are turned on and off. So whether or not you leave these lights on or off when you leave the room effectively ...

Saving energy is about small, consistent habits paired with the use of smart technology. Use LED rather than incandescent light bulbs. Choose solar or rechargeable options when available. Adopt smart ...

I got a good chuckle when I read today's first reader tip from "Dad." For a split second there, I could hear my own father asking the age-old parent/child question: "Don't you know how to turn off the ...

Being called from across the house to be asked why all the lights are on in an empty room is a childhood experience many of us had, instilling in us the need to switch off all lighting whenever we ...