Financial expert Martin Lewis has been helping people struggling with the increased cost of living by compiling a list of survival tips with small changes people can make in their homes to keep costs down.
Lewis asked his loyal followers for their tips on how to squeeze every cent out of their budgets.
He says that by switching off WiFi overnight, you can actually reduce your energy bill.
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One person commenting on his post explained that they are a retired chartered engineer.
They stated: “When trying to reduce electricity consumption, focus on devices that are on 24x7.
“Obviously you can't do much about your fridge, but how about that 35w WiFi router costing €100 in electricity per year?
“A €5 plug-in timer, switching it off 8 hours overnight, would pay back in a month!”
Some people questioned whether they could actually save that much each year by matching the small switch, RSVP reports.
The social media user replied: “Depends how much power your router uses. €3 per watt per year is a good approximation, so if BT routers really only use 8w, then €24 it will be.
“Mine is 35w, and I have more than one to cover the whole house! Same calculations apply to anything similar that is on 24x7.”
He added: “Satellite receivers can be bad offenders I have found, so definitely switch those off when unused. We once had a kitchen radio that used 16w (over €40 per year) in standby. Ridiculous!”
As internet technologies advance, people with certain WiFi connections should be able to turn off their internet routers without any concern.
One person suggested: “Erm! I wouldn’t recommend this! My Mum used to do this.
“Problem was, the broadband providers kit, saw it as a line instability, & kept lowering the speed, trying to stabilise it.
“This was quite a few years ago, so things may have changed. But it’s something to be aware of”.
Another user responded: “I was going to mention that, but I thought it might over complicate matters!
“It was a consideration on the old ADSL connections if you were struggling with a marginal service of 1-2 meg. But with full fibre or VDSL (fibre to the cabinet) it's no longer an issue.”
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