We’ve all been there— you’re late for the airport and running out the house at the last minute to catch a flight. You barely have time to make sure you have your wallet, let alone make sure your home is squared away for the duration of your trip. Halfway to the airport, you talk yourself down and relax… worst case scenario you just have to pay a change fee and catch a later flight, right?

Not necessarily. The cost of leaving your home in a state of disarray can make a change fee on your ticket pale in comparison. Think about it… lights on everywhere, the AC blasting… how much extra is that going to rack up on your energy bill if you’re away for a few days, a week, a month?

Not pennies, that’s for sure. These days, energy costs are on their way up across the board. Gas heat costs increased by 50% last year; oil by 33%. The cost of electricity has ticked up steadily as well over the last few years. Even the smallest adjustments to your home’s energy settings can make a big difference to your bottom line. For example, if you move the thermostat just two degrees lower than you normally would in the winter and raise it two degrees in the summer, you can cut your annual heating and cooling bills by more than 10%. Imagine what leaving the AC on for a week running full blast could do…

Luckily, with a home automation solution like BeHome247, you never have to pay for that kind of scenario again. Next time you’re halfway to your gate and realize that you left every light in the house on? …no problem— just log on to BeHome247 and shut off as many lights as you like in a few taps. Lower the heat, raise the AC… you can do all of it. You can even make sure you locked the front door.

Thanks to innovations like home automation with BeHome247, you now have options. Plus, you can really alleviate some of your stress next time you’re about to miss that flight.