The average household spends around $ 1,300 a year to heat and power the home and $ 2,800 keeping its two cars fueled up. 

Your Car:

Speeding by 5 m.p.h. can cost as much as 62¢ per gallon

Downgrade:  Most cars don’t need premium gas, use regular gas.

Tune up:  Cleaning your clogged air filters improves mileage 10%, for a savings of 27¢ per gallon. 

Go Hybrid:  An SUV will glug over $2,000 on average at the pump this year, and  a sedan will ring up $1,453, according to the Alliance to Save Energy.  Meanwhile, a hybrid will swallow as little as $589 – not to mention that tax break of up to $3,000.

Your Lights:

Total annual savings for switching to fluorescent lights, counting the cost of the bulbs: $27.33.

Your Heat:

Set the thermostat at 68° in winter, 78° in summer.  Padding the attic insulation can save 30%.  Energy Star label could cut energy bills 20%.

Your Kitchen:

The refrigerator alone accounts for at least 9% , cover food, use the microwave instead, to cut energy two-thirds. 

Your Computer:

Powering down to sleep mode, for 6 hours a day, could save $273.75 a year.