Disclosure: I am participating in a challenge to save on my energy bill hosted by Reliant Energy. They provided me with a Nest Learning Thermostat and Home Depot gift card to complete my first mission. All opinions are my own.

I’m going to be really honest with you here — saving on my energy bill is not something that I’ve ever really cared about. I like my house cold in the summer and warm in the winter. The temperature on the thermostat is something that The Nerd and I have often argued about. I’m all about being as comfortable as possible. He’d rather save a little money.

So I was kind of skeptical when Reliant Energy asked me to compete against four other Texas bloggers to see who could save the most on their energy bill. To me, the effort never really seemed like it was worth the savings. That it, until I actually started doing it.

I’m really impressed by how simple things can make a huge difference in the way that you use energy. Our first challenge was to install a Nest Learning Thermostat in the house and program it to work with our family’s energy habits.

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