Direct Energy Directs the Savings to Your Piggy Bank!

When Direct Energy asked me to share some of their New Year’s deals with you, I realized it was the perfect time to share my own family’s efforts to save money and get a little smarter about budgeting.

You see, we’ve recently started this crazy business of trying to teach our children responsible saving. I won’t lie: this is primarily inspired by our upcoming trip to Disney and my kids’ intense desire to buy ALL of the Mickey Mouse Mr. Potato Head parts they’ve heard rumors of the toy stores carrying. Maybe don’t tell my husband about all these planned spud-related purchases; let’s just silently pack an extra bag and break it to him gently after we’re there?

In any case, their desire to get their shop on was the perfect opportunity to roll out an important life lesson: if you want something, you need to save for it. So we rolled out a simple coin reward system that encourages good behavior with the addition of coins to their jars. Unseemly behavior results in taking away coins. Largely, it has worked really well. Except for the panicky moments during the morning dash to school when I madly vacillate between absurd pleas and threats: “If you buckle yourselves in in five seconds, you each get 3 coins!” “If you ever touch your brother again, you will lose ten coins!” Mommy’s sense of reason tends to be a tad off when there are excessive coats and mittens to manage before she’s had her whole dose of coffee.

While there are less coin jars in the world of adult budgeting, the concept of needing to save money is the same. And the new year is the perfect time to kick off a fresh budget and get more serious about banking your cash instead of spending it, especially on unnecessary purchases.

One unnecessary purchase that is super easy to cut? Overpriced energy! Electricity is something that we rely on in our homes, and is a regular, necessary part of our budgets. However, this doesn’t mean that we can’t save money when paying for electricity.

Using this current fab deal from Direct Energy if you live in Pennsylvania can help you bank way more of your hard-earned cash. Direct Energy has special offers in PA the month of January! In Pennsylvania – Save up to 16%* over MetEd’s electricity rate, and up to 12%* over Penn Power’s electricity rate. There’s more! Save up to 10%* over Penelec’s electricity rate! That’s some sweet savings.

Why is Direct Energy such a smart choice? It offers a fixed-rate energy plan: your electricity rate won’t fluctuate throughout your contract term. Even if you aren’t a PA-resident, Direct Energy offers different savings depending on where you live – plug in your zipcode on the landing page to learn about the offers available in your area. You can also score big with Direct Energy as it’s the only energy provider to be a part of Plenti, which allows you to earn monthly rewards.

So check it out! Snagging the best deal on electricity can create a ton more wiggle room in your budget, helping you save money for the important things on your list—be them of the Mr. Potato Head part nature or otherwise 😉

Go get your energy savings on, friends!

*All savings refers to the current difference between Direct Energy’s fixed rate offer and the Utility’s current Fixed Rate for Basic Service as of January 8, 2016, and does not include any other component of the electricity bill. Utility rates are subject to change and there may be no savings following the respective official utility rate change date.  Direct Energy’s fixed rates include electricity supply charges only and excludes delivery/transmission charges, taxes, and all other utility-related charges. Offer is limited and valid for new residential customers only.

***This post is sponsored by Direct Energy, but my excitement for saving on my energy bill is all my own!***

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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