I'm comfortably sitting in a room just shy of 73 degrees, but I pay for it. My heating bill was $185 last month. I live in a drafty house.
Although the calendar says we're in the middle of winter, the newspaper says this February is going to be one of the coldest in 50 years. I'm going to try a little experiment. I installed shrinkwrap plastic sheets over my windows and will record how much money it saves.
I covered four windows, near where I feel the cold most. I used two different brands: W.J. Dennis & Company (on sale at Aco for $1.99, one box covers one window, 42 inches by 84 inches) and the 3M brand ($8.99 for a sheet that is twice as big).
Installation is quick. The only tool you need is a hairdryer.
So my investment is $13. If I save $13 on my next heating bill, I'll be converted.
I'm with team mom on this one! This mom keeps the therostat at 67; I give my kids 2 options: hoodie or housework.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good policy -- for kids. Thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up my mom used this method for insulating our drafty rental house. She called it 'putting plastic up'... it was an annual tradition. We did it only once in this house but was never smart enough to track the change in our heating bill.
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