In these very expensive times, it's imperative to stretch each dollar as much as possible.
This even triples in meaning when one gets older and the budget gets even tighter.
However, air conditioning is $$$expensive.$$$
A quick solution is to keep the cooler night air circulating by leaving the door open. The upper part of the door has a screen.
Keeping the door locked, it's possible to block some of inside view by positioning a faux tree covered with white lights in front of the door.
Problem solved!
Cooler air comes in, the air conditioner stays blessedly off, and all is well!
COULD YOU SHARE SOME OF YOUR COST-EFFECTIVE IDEAS FOR THE SUMMER?
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With our triple digits, I keep the AC between 77-78 and adjustable accordingly. We rely a lot in fans and ceiling fans and at night since it is too hot to open the windows, we sleep without covers or just the sheet. You get used to it.
I do exactly the same thing, Susan. After a warm day, it gets a bit cooler in the late afternoon, so I open up the door. It brings in fresh air as well. You know I'm on a fixed income, so I am always thinking of ways to not spend money frivolously. I could write a book about it here.....but I won't. ; )
I know you will be Ok, as you are a resourceful person, and wise with your budget. Your pink wreath looks pretty on your door. Have a blessed week, my dear.
~Sheri
I turn the air on when it gets to be 90 degrees out. Otherwise I have several fans on. I close all the curtains and blinds during the day and open my sliding glass doors at night to get cool air and then shut them tight when I go to sleep. I have a fan on all night in my bedroom. My electric bill is pretty good so far.
We have already had to turn our air conditioning On! Although the temps have only been in the mid 90's, it's the humidity that makes it unbearable. I actually have a curtain rod over my front door, and in the evenings, I close the curtains to keep the hot sun from shining through. also, in the summer months, I put black out curtains over the windows. Makes a huge difference.
We have been keeping the blinds and curtains shut during the day. Here in S.E. Texas, the nights don't get cooler. I have discovered that leaving the air on one temp, rather than turning it up and then having to turn it down, is much more cost effective than having it set too high, then it having to work that much harder to cool the house when you turn it down. We leave ours on 70 and the house stays cool, day and night.
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