Its getting cold up here in Michigan but I want to save as much money as possible this season and I havent turned on the heat yet. Im going to use my fireplace and wear thermal underwear for as long as I can.

What do you do to save money on heating bills?

dreamfactory313 said:

Fly south for the winter!

http://www.motherearthnew...ther_Leaks

Being in Central FLorida, the heating situation really isn't much of a concern.

The windchill was 5 below this morning. It was over 60 degrees less than a week ago. There is now snow on the ground. It turned winter overnight here.



As for heating bills - my landlord pays them all.

CarrieMpls said:

Lucky u!

my thermostat is set at 59 degrees

currently it is 7 degrees outside and last night it was 15 below.
so i am in my standard fair of fuzzy slippers and polar fleece sweater

AsianBomb777 said:

Ive had the apartment managment folks come through and winterize my apartment. Somehow, I dont think it will be enough to prevent me from paying ridiculous heat bills.

mdiver said:

Really?

Here with the kids and babies I put the thermostat on 20°C for the winter and leave it like that, otherwise their little lips go blue and their toes and fingers are like little ice-blocks

no probs today

Thursday
Fine. A sunny day with a light to moderate northerly wind and afternoon and evening seabreezes.
Current Temperature: 13 C
Forecast Max: 27 C

dreamfactory313 said:

For now. But Im wondering if my rent will go up soon.

81 degrees and im in shorts

dreamfactory313 said:

No heating bill, I live in coldass Sweden where all apartment buildings have water-heated radiators. No water bill either

Teacher said:

they turned down my mormor's thermostat less than 18°C, she gets cold in her apartment.

nilegettolrahc said:

I know, they do that shit to old people. It's fucking insane! Old people get colder too! If you go over to her place or if somebody you know does, have them check out if the radiators have those dials on them where you set the temperature. If they do, have them screw the dials off. That'll make it warm and nice.

Teacher said:

I don't know anybody that lives very close, my auntie lives somewhere on the south coast, and I am in Australia

nilegettolrahc said:

I was thinking about this last night and thought I could offer to go over there if she lives in Stockholm but I see she doesn't You got no other relations nearby at all?

Um...

This morning wakeing up to 12 inches of snow here in Northern Michigan...

Yep, heat is on ...

Headin out to blow snow right now...

pippet said:[quote]Um...

This morning wakeing up to 12 inches ...

that would be a treat to some people

meltwithu said:[quote]

pippet said:

It is a Great treat for me...

the heat's free in my apartment building, so i ain't gotta worry about bills for heating.

TheRealFiness said:

And choking on smog!

meltwithu said:[quote]

pippet said:

note to self...read and then re-read post completely before responding





but yeah meltwithyou...would certianly bbe a treat ...

RipHer2Shreds said:

I have the opposite problem, lol. I can't get my heater to shut off. We have boiler heaters in our building, that are always on from about October to March. Even when you turn the thermostat dial down to zero, it's still giving off some heat. On warm days, my place feels like 100 degrees, and I hate running my air conditioner when the heat is running at the same time because it seems like such a waste of money.

dreamfactory313 said:

Turn down the thermostat @ night and when we aren't home (not majorly, just 4-5 degrees)

I just made several corn bags to keep my feet warm/great for shoulder/neck/back pain

Down blankets rock

EskomoKisses said:

Corn bags?

FunkMistress said:

Kinda like a heating pad/hot water bottle. You make a "pillow" filled with whole kernal feed corn and heat it up in the microwave. It has been saving my pregnant self w/migraines They are SUPER easy to make and I'm giving away a bunch for Chrsitmas gifts (with cute covers you can remove for washing )

dreamfactory313 said:

Nothing. Seattle weather is pretty mild (I think it went a few degrees below freezing once last winter), electricity is very cheap here, and I live in a new, energy-efficient building.

However, my heater can be a bit overpowering at times, so I'll sometimes leave it off for a while.

Teacher said:

aah! but my mormor IS in Stockholm!

Since I live in an apt, I do not have gas heat. I have the same bill every month from the power company. I signed up for that so I wouldn't have crazy high bills this winter or during the summer. (being in south summer puts a hurting on my power bill with that AC!)

Thanks every1 4 replying. I broke down and turned on the heat for te first time last night. Ya know, cause I didnt want to freeze ta death or nuthin'.