Children: 13 Power Bill: $65

(Sorry, had a typo–$65 per month!)

I’ve posted about my neighbor Jane, mother of 9, who has done some pretty amazing things with their power bill, so I thought I’d introduce you to the lady who inspired it–our other neighbor, Sherry.

Sherry and her girls are notorious for finding creative ways to save money.  They were making laundry detergent when making laundry detergent wasn’t cool 😉  One year,  as a Christmas present, she gave her husband back half of all the grocery money he had allotted her for the year.

Yes, they are a family of 15 and have managed to reduce their power bill to an average of $65 a month!  (That’s a kilowatt-hour usage of 14/day.)  Last night she said her goal was to actually reduce that by half, which she figured she could do using a propane stove (provided the propane was a lot cheaper than electricity.)

Stories like these is what makes those questions like “how do you afford so many children” almost comical.   Sherry must answer, “how do you afford so many light bulbs?”

We are going to try a few of her tricks in a short-term goal plan, but I’m pretty sure I’ll never be able to match her savings 😉

I’ll be posting details on Thrifty Thursday about how they reduced their bill so much, so be sure to check in!  And be sure to get your thrifty posts ready to share!

(If you have specific questions you’d like to know about Sherry’s secrets, ask me and I’ll be sure to add those to my list of questions for Thursday’s post.)