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Housework and Cooling Costs

Keep cool, get your housework done and save on cooling costs all at the same time. Today is going to be  scorcher! Even though it is only May, the temperatures are in the high 80s with high humidity. It makes things very uncomfortable, and the air conditioning will need to go on if we don’t want to all melt into little puddles on the floor. When the days get like this, the housework rules have to change a bit to accommodate the heat and humidity. Because our window air conditioners take up a lot of energy, I have to be … Continue reading →

More Frugal Summer Cooling

In an earlier article, Frugal Summer Cooling, I shared some of the techniques we use to reduce our cooling costs. Now, I’ll share even more tips for staying cool. I’m old enough to remember back to the time when homes didn’t have air conditioners. Growing up in a brick apartment in New York City made for some pretty creative ways to stay cool in the summer. Most of these ways involved actually getting of the apartment to get cool. If you aren’t in your home, you don’t have to spend that time cooling it. For example, as a kid, we … Continue reading →

Frugal Summer Cooling

Now that the temperatures are getting hot, you might find that some of your money is burning up with all of that summer heat. This year, we have been able to reduce our summer cooling cost significantly. Last year, during the summer months, our electricity bill was more than $200. This year, so far we have managed to keep it under $86 a month. And, lest you think it has been a cool summer, let me tell you that we are already on our third heat wave. So how did we do it? Here are some of the strategies. One … Continue reading →