Use Your Appliances to Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions

In addition to providing our homes with all the modern comfort we desire, appliances are also a great way to keep your resolutions in check this year. For example…

Want to lose weight AND save money? Organize the fridge.  According to a statistic reported in the Washington Post, American families discard between 14 and 25 percent of the food and drinks they buy. This is commonly due to the foods reaching and surpassing their expiration dates before consumption. A good way to make sure your healthy veggies, low-fat cheeses and lean meats are eaten before their use-by dates, clear out the clutter in the refrigerator (thus eliminating the fatty junk food and unhealthy processed foods) and make sure to use the perishable items in time by moving them to the front of the fridge.

Utilize the freezer. One of the biggest roadblocks for any New Year’s resolution is our tendency to slip back into our old routines for convenience’s sake. After all, who wants to cook a healthy gourmet meal on a Wednesday evening when you’re exhausted from work? Before you grab that take-out menu, consider the benefits of pre-making and freezing delicious, healthy meals. If all you have to do is thaw and heat a pre-prepared meal from the freezer, you will not only be able to eat healthier without sacrificing ease of preparation, but you will also save money on the pricey bills incurred by take-out, delivery and fast food.

Launder clothes effectively. Many of us have a New Year’s resolution to cut unnecessary spending and save more money. A great way to do that is to care for our clothing properly, which eliminates the need for expensive clothing replacement.  Using your washing machine and clothes dryer as the manufacturer intended, cleaning your dryer regularly to boost performance and cut dry time, using special steam features on some dryer models to cut down on pressing and cleaners’ bills and learning quick laundry hacks for maintaining your clothing’s original color and shape can keep your clothes looking new without breaking the bank.