Everyone knows that leaving a window open during the cold season is going to let the warmer air from inside the home escape into the cold. The wider the opening, the faster the heat goes. Anyone interested in saving money with heating costs quickly learns to close the windows!
A lot of money which was invested into creating heat for the warming of the house can be wasted by the mere breach of a small window. This loss of investment can be prevented by simply finding the open window and closing it. Maybe the window is in the basement of the home? Maybe it is on the first floor? Maybe it is at the way top, all the way in the corner of the home? Windows are everywhere, but if someone is interested in cutting costs, they won’t mind taking a walk around the home and closing the windows.
Windows can be a lot like habits. Not bad when used properly. But when one isn’t used properly it is going to cost a person. Taking a stroll through one’s own day may help identify some habits which, like the opened windows, may need closing or at least a little caulking applied around the edges for a better seal.
Take for instance the person who stops for a coffee at Starbucks every morning. They could make coffee at home, pour it in a travel mug, and save both time and money. Is this a window which needs closing? It may if that person is struggling to pay monthly bills or is saving for an extravagant vacation. For another person it may not; but it should always be remembered that any little expense during the day can lead to great costs over time.
In any home there are all types of windows. And as mentioned above they can be found anywhere. Expenses happen at anytime and anywhere too. It is up to the person to discover these possible cracks or loose seals. Heat (and money) can escape out the tiniest of holes. Finding these gaps will help a person keep more heat into their home or money into his or her pocket and save costs. Saving costs ultimately leads to a better return on investment.
The cost may not always be monetary. A loss could also be found by realizing time being spent on something could be better spent doing something else. The investment of time is one of the most valuable and one of the most costly to lose. A person will invest well in doing a thorough study of the house and closing windows with time being lost through them.
Everyone needs leisure time. A wonderful quote by Benjamin Franklin in his Way to Wealth essay states “Employ thy time well if thou meanest to gain leisure.” The time which is spent in wastefulness is what a person needs to identify not the time which is employed wisely. It is different for each person and can only be found by the person looking for it.
Strolling through a day looking carefully at all windows may yield decisions to close some windows and seal some more tightly. A person who finds even the slightest gap will for sure see a better return on investment in days to come. It may even lead to finding an open door!
Enjoy and invest well always,