6 Smart Ways to Cut Your Utility Bills, Planning on Retiring to Florida?, US Trade Gap Widened

Smart Ways to Cut Your Utility Bills | 10 Things You Need to Know About Retiring to Florida | U.S. Trade Gap Widened in September Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 13, 2023 CONNECT WITH KIPLINGER  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Top Story [] [Smart Ways to Cut Your Utility Bills]( [Smart Ways to Cut Your Utility Bills]( (Getty Images) Winter is around the corner, and the cost of heating your home will soon be a significant part of your monthly budget. [Holding these and other costs down]( through upgrades to your home will pay off in the short and the long run. [] Retirement [] [10 Things You Need to Know About Retiring to Florida]( [10 Things You Need to Know About Retiring to Florida]( (Getty Images) Roughly 1,000 people are already on their way to Florida today with all their household belongings. Should you join them? There's more to the Sunshine State than Disney, golf and beaches. 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