https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:12:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623972 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:45:30 +0000 PurplePumps 1623972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only if we're going on a vacation, then we unplug some stuff and turn off power strips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623912 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:33:09 +0000 BSB 1623912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought about it a few times and looked into surge protectors that would reduce or turn off things off to power to devices.</p> <p>Like this one. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0006PUDQK/ref=mw_dp_mpd?pd=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0006PUDQK/ref=mw_dp_mpd?pd=1</a></p> <p>This would prevent having to keep unplugging and plugging in a lamp if you need to use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623796 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:09:28 +0000 Meridian 1623796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No... too lazy, everything stays plugged in all the time. Probably a bad habit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623794 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:09:18 +0000 Mae 1623794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: lol! thanks. although i really suck at updating and its been nothing but baby land for a while haha. I should get back to posting more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623778 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:06:01 +0000 cmomma17 1623778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: sooo, I just fell in love with you via your blog :grin: :heart: budget talk, Chipotle talk, video games, the F word! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623747 Fri, 09 May 2014 09:01:18 +0000 cmomma17 1623747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: yeah I can imagine myself running around the apartment unplugging and replugging things to save a whopping $1 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623735 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:59:38 +0000 Mae 1623735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! We try to keep most stuff unplugged when we aren't using it. Like coffee maker, toaster, shredder, etc. We do not unplug our media electronics (tv, dvr, gaming systems) but I bought a power strip that actually cuts the power (most do not) when items are not in use. I actually did a long blog post about the various stuff I did for energy savings and we continue to save a lot of money. <a href="http://fifteenminuteplan.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/update-on-project-save-electricity/" rel="nofollow">http://fifteenminuteplan.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/update-on-project-save-electricity/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623718 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:55:53 +0000 pui 1623718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used this little device to see how much voltage all the stuff in our house actually uses and it wasn't enough for us to bother unplugging things. The savings would be minimal compared to the effort of unplugging our stuff all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-unplug-to-save#post-1623712 Fri, 09 May 2014 08:55:08 +0000 cmomma17 1623712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you unplug household items to save money on your electric bill? What specifically do you unplug and what kind of savings do you see?<br /> This is something I have never tried, but we have a million things plugged in! </p>