Friday, September 18, 2009

my drying rack a year later


I love my drying rack, ANTONIUS. Maybe it's wrong to love an inanimate object. I have had this drying rack from Ikea for over a year. It has literally saved me hundreds of dollars with its 41 yards of clothes line! I only use the dryer to decrunch the clothes. The rack folds flat, can be taken outside, or put against the wall when not in use. Let's be honest, it's in constant use with two kids in cloth diapers and most of the time it lives in the dining area. It has had breakfast, lunch, and dinner with us for over a year. Thank you for being part of the family, ANTONIUS
Between the drying rack and some winterization we do to the apartment, we save $29 a month in electricity usage. I'm a sick person, I like getting the utility bill to see if our usage went down during the month compared with the same month last year. When we first set up averaged billing with the utility company last September, we were paying $117 a month. Every April, the utility company reaverages. Most of the time rates go up because costs go up. Not for us! We now pay $88 a month. I'm hoping to bring it down again, but costs are going up too fast and it seems like all I do to save on electricity and money is negated. I will continue to be frugal with our electricity usage and share our apartment winterization tips soon.

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