The past couple years my husband and I have made great strides with getting our financial house in order. We've paid off all of our non-mortgage debt, increased our savings substantially and have trimmed a lot of unecessary expenses from our budget (I'm talking about you, cable and eating out daily).
I've been feeling really good about our progress; however, having recently joined the MMM community, I've come to realize I still need a huge facepunch as there is one item in our budget I have refused to budge on until now - electricity consumption. We live in an area where electricity is costly and it stays warm year-round. On top of that, because of my upbringing (my parents couldn't afford to keep the house comfortable in any season due to their overspending in other, unnecessary areas) I've always insisted on being completely comfortable in my own house. And, I'm a wuss when it comes to heat. Due to all these factors, our electric bill averages $350/month.
[Insert facepunches here.]
Finally, after surrounding myself in the badassidy on this blog and forum, I'm ready to tackle this. To be realistic, I know I won't reach the levels of badassidy many on this forum reach; however, any improvement is good and I'm willing to try. So, that's one of my major financial goals for 2015, to reduce our average electric bill.
Thank you for inspiring my self-facepunch!