Get rid of that old refrigerator you moved to the garage to store beverages and things. Older fridges can be huge electricity users – and when put in garages that often get very warm, they have to work even harder to keep things cool – so you have a double wammy.
I bought a Belkin F7C005 Conserve Insight Energy Cost Monitor
and plugged in my old fridge and discovered it was costing me about $200-$250 a year to run the thing. I got rid of the fridge and now am saving money and don’t miss it …
Also, here is an article with a link to a calculator if you don’t want to spring for an energy meter.
Some eco friendly products are more expensive but you can usually reuse them which brings the costs down. This article has some pretty good tips about saving money by going green http://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/how-go-green-budget-actually-save-more-money