Going green tips that everybody can use. Going green also means saving green in your wallet. How is that? Because when you live a greener lifestyle you spend less and your energy costs are less. Here are some useful going green tips that you may or may not have heard of yet.

Regulate the water heater in your home. Your water heater continually keeps water hot 24 hours a day. Place a timer on the water heater to shut it off at night and turn it back on in the morning. Why heat water if you are not using it? The timers pay for themselves in energy savings within the first month. After that, it is savings in your wallet.

Help your refrigerator run more efficiently. Vacuum the coils behind the refrigerator to keep them clean. Also keep the top of the refrigerator clear of items that may hold heat. Set the temperature on the fridge to 35 degrees to 38-degrees and the freezer temperature to zero.

Another good going green tip to save energy is to keep your dryers duct work and vent clear of lint. When lint builds up it takes longer to dry clothes and makes your dryer work harder.

Did you know that even when your television set and stereo are turned off they still draw power? They stay on standby mode until you turn them on again. Unplug these items from around the house at night. To make it easier, plug several into one power strip and just unplug the power strip before going to bed.

Use ceiling fans to circulate the air in your home. Keep the air conditioner at 78 degrees and allow the ceiling fans to circulate the cool air evenly around your home. In the winter time, reverse the direction of the ceiling fan while maintaining your heat thermostat at a comfortable 68 degrees.

These are just a few of the many cost saving going green tips that you can begin utilizing today.