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I was over a friends house today and she refused to turn the heat on, she said she has been saving a ton of money by keeping the heat off and just wearing lots of layers inside. Her house was so cold that I kept my parka, boots, and snow pants on while inside. Has anyone managed to save significant money by doing this?
A few years ago, I compared heating costs with my next door neighbor who has a similar size house and same type of oil heating. She kept her house at about 75 degrees F, while I keep mine at about 60 degrees F. Over the course of the winter, she spent over $1000 more than I did. (That was a few years ago when gas and oil prices were higher than they are now).I was over a friends house today and she refused to turn the heat on, she said she has been saving a ton of money by keeping the heat off and just wearing lots of layers inside. Her house was so cold that I kept my parka, boots, and snow pants on while inside. Has anyone managed to save significant money by doing this?
Do you think that’s worth it?I'd imagine that you could save a few hundred dollars if you practiced this throughout the winter.
60F sounds absolutely fridgid! How did you manage with your house that cold?A few years ago, I compared heating costs with my next door neighbor who has a similar size house and same type of oil heating. She kept her house at about 75 degrees F, while I keep mine at about 60 degrees F. Over the course of the winter, she spent over $1000 more than I did. (That was a few years ago when gas and oil prices were higher than they are now).
I think I tolerate and appreciate cold more than most. I am actually comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt at that temperature, though my wife and kids felt the need to put on sweaters (of course, you can buy a lot of sweaters and blankets with $1000). I don’t usually wear a heavy coat in the winter, just a light jacket, and I don’t tolerate summer heat very well.60F sounds absolutely fridgid! How did you manage with your house that cold?
Do you think that’s worth it?
I don't like the cold, ... my feet especially.
I'll pay to keep it warm enough to stay comfortable.
I can go 70-72 degrees at night, and 4 degrees warmer during the daytime.
My family kept the thermostat at 68 during the Oil Embargo of the 1970's. I remember that as cold ...
I currently live in two houses depending on the day of the week. In one house, I need the heat on to about 75 just to stay tolerably warm and in the other I have the heat on between 65 and 70 and am typically warmer than in the 75 house. If I need to walk around inside a house in gloves and ski pants and parka or whatever, then what would be the point of being in the house? How do you actually work or get things done when you're wearing gloves (good luck typing at computer) or when you are shivering so much that you can't focus or concentrate on anything?
Maybe your friend needs a financial blessing. Can you help her?I was over a friends house today and she refused to turn the heat on, she said she has been saving a ton of money by keeping the heat off and just wearing lots of layers inside. Her house was so cold that I kept my parka, boots, and snow pants on while inside. Has anyone managed to save significant money by doing this?
I was over a friends house today and she refused to turn the heat on, she said she has been saving a ton of money by keeping the heat off and just wearing lots of layers inside. Her house was so cold that I kept my parka, boots, and snow pants on while inside. Has anyone managed to save significant money by doing this?
Agreed. When I have visitors (though that is rare), and when my (adult) kids come home to visit, we turn our heat up.Regardless of my efforts to save money on heating/cooling the house, I would never make visitors to my home endure it.
There are medical benefits to deliberately induced hypothermia, which can protect the brain.
Preventing Severe Brain Injuries By Cooling The Body
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