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It’s doesn’t take much to notice that our economy is in trouble.  Just look around, Wall Street seems to make the front page every day.  If you have read my latest posts of”The Home-Improvement News” you will see the state of the housing market.  Have you noticed the price of gasoline or home heating oil lately?

Every time I receive a delivery of fuel oil, I feel a sense of uneasiness when I go to open the bill.  Home heating oil here in the Northeast is still over three dollars a gallon.

To make matters worse winter is on the way. And for those of you who become somewhat anxious when you pull into a service station to fill up your car you’d better sit down before you fill up your house.  One study showed that the average house in the Northeast who by the way uses the most oil of any part of the country uses 822 gallons of oil for heat and hot water.

And for those of you using natural gas or electric to heat your home, is it really that much better?  Yes, anything is better than oil, but those prices are high as well?  But, don’t panic!  There are many things that you can do to lower your energy costs this winter.

Here is a look at some of them: (more…)