While conserving energy is a noble and worthy cause, do your family and friends shun you because of your overzealous frugality when it comes to saving energy? If the following 5 signs are met with a resounding yes in your head, well then it's safe to say that you are probably that guy/girl.

1. You set your thermostat at 50 degrees during the dead of winter, encouraging others to "bundle up" and understand that sacrifices come with the territory. Your home is so cold in fact, that polar bears have begun a massive migration for the first time in history, right to your front door.

2. You stock up on Ramen, saltines and store-brand peanut butter so that you can devote grocery money to replacing the air filters in your heating and cooling system once a week.

3. You've replaced the air conditioning with one giant, industrial-sized fan, insisting that you prefer a permanent wind-blown look.

4. Opting for the lifestyle of a true conservation pioneer, you implement a strict bathing schedule—one minute, no more. In fact, you're in and out of the shower so fast, it's technically called "misting".

5. Never mind the Lyle Lovett "tidal wave" hair do. Blow dryers are a thing of the energy-hogging past. You find sticking your head out of a moving car is not only socially liberating, but provides oxygenating characteristics to your lovely locks.

Look, instead of going nuts and ostracizing all that you know and love, check out these energy conservation tips. They're equally as effective, I promise.

How about a shout out to the natural gas industry circa 1971, complete with wicked side burns, weatherman smile and a guitar all the ladies adore? Whoever said natural gas wasn't the cat's meow never saw Stanley here (his name was changed to maintain privacy... the guy's gotta live) talk about the positives of using natural gas at home. Just proof that smart energy isn't just a fad.