One of the things I wish that I started doing sooner is trying to save money on my energy bill. When it comes to using a lot of energy, my heating and air conditioning system takes the cake. It is very costly to always have the air conditioning unit or the heater running, but it’s also hard not too, because it is always either hot or cold in my area, there are very few in between. Because of that, it is almost a necessity to always have the HVAC system running. However, lately I have discovered a few ways where you can save money, but still have a fairly cool house. So one of the ways is covering your windows on sunny days. I always liked the look of open windows on sunny days, but I didn’t realize how much this was costing me, nor how much harder it was making it for my A/C system to cool my house down. After I started covering my windows, my house stayed cooler for much longer, and for once, I didn’t need to have the A/C component on all day. Another thing I started doing is programming my smart thermostat. Smart thermostats in general will save you money, but it will save you even more money if you program it. Instead of the constant need to fumble around with the central A/C system, when I programmed the thermostat, I no longer had a need to constantly get up and mess with it. Just those two changes alone helped me save money.