amy matthews. thank you so much. i appreciate it. >>> why renting instead of buying might save you money in the long run.

amy matthews is a licensed contractor and host of dyi network sweat equity. she is also from minnesota which naturally makes her a wonderful person from the land of 10,000 lakes. thank you for being here. when you want to save on your energy bill you got to cut the energy bill waste and you do that using, are you kidding, a candle? >> this is an easy way to see where the leakage is in your windows or doors. you can have a blower test which is somebody coming in. you spend at least $200 on the test. they suck the air out of the house. high pressure air comes in and you can see the leaks. but you can find those yourself by holding a tissue up to a window, seeing if it billows or lighting a candle and holding it to areas where you think there might be air and if the candle bends you know you need to seal the window. >> makes sense and do it yourself and on a budget. >> exactly. >> let's talk about your windows. weatherizing your windows is an easy, affordable way to save energy. how do do you that? >> first you can get new windows. use tens of thousands of dolla