CHOOSING

Contribution by Saul Martin

When we moved to Texas, I realized that we could shop electric rates in your area. We moved from Georgia and an area where we only had one energy provider. Basically, they could set their rates and could have terrible customer service if they wanted to. It really didn’t matter because there weren’t any other options. Now that we have moved to Texas, I am excited that we were able to get a good low energy rate. Now we have more money every month than we did in Georgia. Another good thing is that there is never a question about the accuracy of our bill. Even if there were a problem with the bill, I know that it wouldn’t take days for them to get out and service the problem. I also know that I wouldn’t have to spend tons of time on the phone trying to get through a phone tree. Time is money and I love to save time that is for sure!

WHAT TO DO

One of my colleagues told me about texaselectricityPROVIDERS.COM and it’s been great for our bottom line. We went through a real rough patch this time last year with the economy but I’ve been working on ways with the head accountant to try http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifand save us money here and there so we’ve been slicing away where we can. I had to let go a couple of full-time people go and that’s been really tough for me because they were good employees but at the end of the day we needed the money they were using to pay their salaries to go towards other parts of the business so it was a really good decision. Being a small business owner isn’t the easiest thing in the world but there are a lot of good parts that really outweigh the hard stuff so in the end it’s totally worth it. I’ve always dreamed of this life and I’m happy for all the challenges and the good times – they’re what make the end of the day worth it for me and for all my employees!