In various parts of the world, houses are built with bricks instead of wood that not only save forests from depletion but also minimize the energy requirements of the house. Governments of some countries have even passed a regulation that requires people to build houses using clay bricks. If you plan your house design and building material rationally, you'll end up in saving many dollars monthly to spend that elsewhere. Your refrigerator will not work properly resulting in food decay, you won't be able to warm your meal in microwave, and your nights will be sleepless with out air conditioner. Your life will become miserable without electricity. In this era, where everyone is living hand to mouth, higher prices of commodities and lower income are the curse for everyone. Avoid the use of hot water to wash your clothes because it is the job of detergents to eradicate germs from clothes. This will help you in saving as much as 90% of energy which would be consumed by the washing machine. 6. Use of energy efficient materials and appliances around your home is another way to save your money at energy bills. For poor and needy families, the low income home energy assistance program is designed. In short it is called LIHEAP. This program helps those people who are not able to pay electric bill especially in winter. In some areas there is summer season then you need a proper air condition system for keeping houses cool. Similarly, the thermostat should also be lowered when we are away or sleeping. We should set our machine to cold dial. Washing machines consume up to 90% more energy on heating the water then using tap water. By using small electric burners when cooking gives us better savings than large burners. It also keeps our heating system less stressful and helps in maintaining the temperature of the house. This technology will help you to measure how much amount of energy your home appliances consume. It can be compared with the car meter that tells you speed and millage. There are energy specialists who inspect your home. They look at every appliance. They are trained energy professionals and have complete knowledge about energy use.