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Preview: The “Save Money on Heating Costs” Worksheet

Posted by Sean | Posted under Expenses, Spreadsheets, Tools | September 27, 2008

Okay, enough with feeling frustrated about the state of the world today.

I want to change it. In a big way. Here’s one idea:

A spreadsheet worksheet to save real money on home heating costs.

(While we’re at it, we can conserve some energy.)

The idea here is to make the best heating tips as actionable as possible.

I organized ideas from one article to see if I could improve its usability. The initial plan was to save money on my own heating bills. However, if it works, why not share with the world? There is so much great information scattered all over the web, but it can be overwhelming. (Agree? Disagree?) If there is enough interest, I can research this to the nth degree. Basically, try and build the most useful heat-saving resource on the web, using .gov sites.

If you have Micrososft Excel, click the link below to download:
The "Save Money on Heating Costs" Worksheet (rough draft)

You tell me… is it a good idea?

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  1. Scott @ The Passive Dad September 30, 2008 1:00 pm

    I agree that it does feel like information overload when dealing with heating or electricity rates. Water rates also have tiers and can make it difficult to calculate monthly rates. It would be nice if we had a way to track our meter rates and notify when we have moved passed the basic tier rate and moved to the next rate.

  2. Mrs. Accountability October 4, 2008 12:03 am

    Nice worksheet. I downloaded it and had a look at it. You could also install a water heater timer. We have just installed one in the past week. I have heard that water heaters use an inordinate amount of electricity, so I am curious to see if our electricity bill will be affected since we are now only heating the water for 5 hours during the “off peak” hours, and 2 hours during “on peak”. We installed a programmable thermostat a few months ago and our electricity bill has gone down - our electricity company lowered our monthly payment (which stays the same year round) by $17. I also like using the Kill-a-Watt, which you can figure out how much various appliances use.