As the Centre for Economics and Business Research showed in recent research, people who adopted a range of simple measures saved on average £322 each year, and saw a 44% fall in their gas use between 2006 and 2010.
While many European leaders believe those harsh austerity measures saved Greece from economic collapse and rescued the euro from monetary oblivion, Greek voters don't see it that way.
Instead of responding to the bully, take these measures: Save the evidence.
The idea was dressed up as an animal rights measure, saving those cuddly foxes and hares and rabbits from the terror of being chased.
But independent researchers with the legislative analyst's office found plenty of factors could increase or reduce the chances of either ballot measure saving taxpayers money.
The measure saved the county $20 million and Mr. Gulotta backed off on his threat of layoffs.
The measure saves very little money as it only affects a very small number of people, albeit harshly.
However, the measure saved just £15 million, a sum so paltry in Government budget terms that it prompted analysts to question the Government's rhetoric on the issue.
