My Second Month of paying a low electric bill...

Hello Jalucia... You are paying a lot for your power consumption, I don't know if it will work with your lifestyle and your country but here are the things I've done. First, I unplugged the refrigerator, I live near a mini-grocery store, a wet market and a meat shop so I don't need to stock the products in my ref. My in-laws do the cooking so we usually go to their house to eat. If you don't need a big ref, it could be more practical to buy a smaller one. My husband replaced all bulbs from 40 watts to 5 watts only. We seldom watched the television, used the laptop instead of the desktop. We don't have aircon, we use only 1 electric fan and sleep in one larger room than to separate in each others' room to minimize consumption. I limit my ironing to only clothes which are necessary to be iron. My washing machine is an automatic large capacity which has a power saving facility. Instead of making several loads, I only make 3 loads a week. I hope this will help you, it will be difficult at first but you and your family will adjust in just a few months. Even my youngest daughter is very conscious now on her power consumption. You may not reached my $3.00 power bill but saving a few dollars will definitely help your family. Goodluck and God Bless!