Anytime you sit down, try to sit in areas where the sun has been able to shine into the house during the day. Make sure that you open all of the windows, the blinds the drapes to allow the sun to shine in. The closer you keep the internal temperature to the outside temperature, the les you will spend on heating. Try setting the thermostat between 66 and 68 degrees during the day and between 55 and 60 degrees at night. When using your washing machine, you might want to try using cold water instead of warm or hot water, because heating water is one of the big energy uses.
Every effort helps.
Reporting from College Station, Texas, I'm Jennifer Regar.