Comments on: Staying Cool in the Summer Heat http://www.northerncheapskate.com/2010/07/staying-cool-in-the-summer-heat/ Frugal. By Nature. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kristin @Making Cents Out of Life http://www.northerncheapskate.com/2010/07/staying-cool-in-the-summer-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Kristin @Making Cents Out of Life Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:44:15 +0000 http://www.northerncheapskate.com/?p=1859#comment-518 I hadn't thought of most of these! I wish our utility company offered the same service yours does...their suggestion? Pay your bill! I was just not made for hot weather. I can handle winter, not well but I can still take it and not be quite so miserable. We're researching the cost of installing a programmable thermostat now, because I think that's going to be the biggest key to our saving money during extreme temperature changes. The first thing we did when we moved into this house was to install ceiling fans into every room we'd be spending significant time in. Not only will it keep your home cool and keep your bill down, but it will also raise the value of your home depending on where you live and if you put up quality fans. When we put ours up, we spent about $200, but we hadded triple that in value to our home according to a real estate agent we know. We replaced even the older fans with the newer ones we put up so they'd all match, which isn't necessary but it made them all look nice, plus they worked better! Summertime in Alabama this year has been soooooo hot1 I hadn’t thought of most of these! I wish our utility company offered the same service yours does…their suggestion? Pay your bill! I was just not made for hot weather. I can handle winter, not well but I can still take it and not be quite so miserable. We’re researching the cost of installing a programmable thermostat now, because I think that’s going to be the biggest key to our saving money during extreme temperature changes.

The first thing we did when we moved into this house was to install ceiling fans into every room we’d be spending significant time in. Not only will it keep your home cool and keep your bill down, but it will also raise the value of your home depending on where you live and if you put up quality fans. When we put ours up, we spent about $200, but we hadded triple that in value to our home according to a real estate agent we know. We replaced even the older fans with the newer ones we put up so they’d all match, which isn’t necessary but it made them all look nice, plus they worked better! Summertime in Alabama this year has been soooooo hot1

]]> By: TopazTook http://www.northerncheapskate.com/2010/07/staying-cool-in-the-summer-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-509 TopazTook Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:04:36 +0000 http://www.northerncheapskate.com/?p=1859#comment-509 Those bean-bag type ice packs are also great for putting on your pulse points -- and much less messy than the wet washcloth and/or washcloth with an ice cube in it. I need to remember to bring some the next time we visit my in-laws during the summer and have to sleep in their unbearably hot upstairs bedroom. (So I don't make such a drippy mess -- again -- with the ice cubes and can actually get some sleep.) Those bean-bag type ice packs are also great for putting on your pulse points — and much less messy than the wet washcloth and/or washcloth with an ice cube in it. I need to remember to bring some the next time we visit my in-laws during the summer and have to sleep in their unbearably hot upstairs bedroom. (So I don’t make such a drippy mess — again — with the ice cubes and can actually get some sleep.)

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