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Save on energy bills with a Google Nest Thermostat — now 30% off

By John Alexander September 25, 2023

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It’s a unique time of year. Depending on where you live, you could still be suffering from the last stings of a hot summer or making a peaceful transition to fall. In either case, temperature and energy bills can be hotly debated around this time. Do you let the house get a bit cooler or is it time to start cranking up the heat? Ultimately, we can’t answer this question for you, but we can recommend a cool smart thermostat while it is on sale. It’s the Google Nest Thermostat and it is just $87 while this deal is ongoing, which is $43 down from its usual $130. Tap the button below for one of the most seasonally appropriate Google Home deals you’re gonna find.

Why you should buy the Google Nest Thermostat

The first thing you need to know about the Google Nest Thermostat is what it is and what it is not. It is not just a thermostat, a central “brain” for your home’s heating and cooling systems. The Google Nest Thermostat is designed to truly help you save energy and money, not just set a temperature, while also being more convenient at setting temps, too. For example, when you leave, it shuts down your system automatically. On the other hand, it analyzes your usage and suggests changes to wrangle your energy bills into something more manageable. The Google Nest Thermostat’s HVAC monitoring can be a life saver if those systems go down as well.

Our Google Nest Thermostat review highlighted the device’s easy installation and “set and forget” nature. From in use experience, we noticed that it was the type of machine that just works and you can easily forget about. In other words, a Google Nest Thermostat is your home is going to enhance your time living in the space and not be a flashy new device that takes up more time and attention than it deserves.

To try it out for yourself, at deal pricing, tap the button below. Remember, while this offer is in affect, the Google Nest Thermostat will cost $87 instead of the usual $130. That saves you $43 now. The energy-saving properties of the thermostat will have to help you find the rest of the money, though!

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Save $400 on this powerful, hands-free Roomba vacuum and mop with auto-fill tech [Sponsored]

iRobot Roomba Combo j9+ with auto fill dock for Black Friday

Your average robot vacuum is a level up from manual vacuuming and removes a lot of work and stress from your life. But a robot vacuum and mop combo takes that up a notch, handling pretty much all the cleaning you'd need to do. Understanding this, iRobot is not a brand to rest on its laurels. It has added an entirely new layer of hands-free technology to its Roomba Combo j9+ smart vacuum and mop thanks to a hands-free auto-fill dock. What, you say? Nonsense, you say? The Clean Base Auto-fill and empty dock will empty the dustbin and dirty water from the little smart vacuum combo but also refill it with clean water between runs. It's super intelligent, but here's the best part, for Black Friday and Cyber Week, iRobot is offering an insane deal. You can save $400 between November 26 and December 2, which brings the price down to $1,000 when it's normally $1,400.

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My WFH foot warmer is just $30 today for Prime members

John Alexander using the Hodeamy heated floor mat.

It's Cyber Monday, which means two things: You can get great deals and winter is coming. As a result, now is a great time to prep your home office for the winter. One touch I have is the Hodeamy Heated Floor Mat. It's usually $39, but if you're an Amazon Prime member (or are on an Amazon Prime membership free trial) you can get it for just $30, saving you $9. Tap the button below to see more about the floor mat yourself, or keep reading to see why I like it so much.

Why you should buy the Hodeamy Heater Floor Mat
Last year, I was suffering from a recurring bout of unreasonably cold feet for reasons I never figured out. Wooly socks were not enough, but the Hodeamy Heated Floor Mat did the trick. It heats up quickly to a level of your choosing and provides warmth across the whole of the pad. It's pretty spacious (the manufacturer says 15.35 inches by 17.72 inches) and I felt the natural resting position of my feet hit within the warmth of the pad with minimal efforts.

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Best smart plug Black Friday deals: Get connected from just $10

The Eufy Smart Plug Mini connected to a kitchen outlet.

If you have a lot of devices without smart capabilities, it can be a bit frustrating, especially if you want to turn things on and off by talking to Alexa. Luckily, there's a solution in the form of smart plugs that will let you switch anything connected to them on and off right from your phone. Not only that, but a few of them have additional capabilities, such as checking how much electricity is being used, which is great if you're trying to lower your electric bill by being conscious of your usage. While upgrading your whole home with smart plugs might be expensive, today is the first day of Black Friday, so there are a ton of great Black Friday deals you can take advantage of, and we've collected our favorites below.
Best smart plug Black Friday deal

The TP-Link Tapo Mini is one of the most affordable options for smart plugs in the market, but it doesn't sacrifice features to keep its cost low. Once it's set up, you can create schedules and timers for the electronic devices that are plugged into it, or turn them on or off manually through the Tapo app. You can also use voice commands for these functions, as the smart plug is compatible with smart home platforms such as Google Home, Apple Home, Amazon's Alexa, and Samsung's SmartThings, and the digital assistants that are associated with each of them. You'll get all of these features for a very low price of $10 for Black Friday, following a $10 discount from Best Buy on the TP-Link Tapo Mini's original price of $20.