It's Frugal Friday!
We have been turning our heat completely off at night lately. This has two benefits. We sleep better when it is not so warm and we are sure we'll save money on our bill eventually. We are on the budget plan and pay $133 a month right now. It will be interesting to see if we are able to have that reduced over time.
Another thing we have found that is helping our energy cost is the new storm door we bought. It has a southern exposure, so when the sun shines on it, we open our front door wide even in sub-zero weather and the glass magnifies the heat from the sun and warms our house up by two to three degrees during the day. Our heater is set at 69 degrees, so when the sun is shining and we open our front door, our heater doesn't run because it brings our temp. in the house up to 71-72 degrees.
We bought the door at Costco. It is a heavy door with glass on top and bottom. In the summer we can let the top window down and a screen rolls out of the top of the door to let in air but not bugs. It cost us about $250, but the enjoyment we have had from being able to open our front door and let in the sunlight in the middle of winter has well been worth it and the savings in energy costs may well pay for it over the years.
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