I'm Cold

[disney1990]

I'm always cold. We haven't turned our heat on yet and right now it is 65 degrees in here. It was much colder when I woke up this morning.

 

[preschoolmom]

One thing I haven't seen listed here is hot drinks. I am a Diet Coke addict, but in the winter, I drink hot tea once a day. It does help me to feel warmer (than ice cold Diet Coke ).

I also bought a fleece hat from Old Navy this year (it was like $3.50 with a coupon), and I wear it to bed at night. It definitely helps me to feel warmer as I try to go to sleep at night. You could wear a hat in the house, too.

I'm cold blooded - so I feel cold when everyone else is comfortable.

 

[wdwfan16]

Our cutting the heat last year made a significant change- we saved over $3000! So that's why I suck it up and add a sweater. I almost wish I didn't know that I saved that much because that's what's keeping me keeping it low.

Time to insulate. Our home is well insulated and we spend half of that and stay nice and warm.

 

[java]

Time to insulate. Our home is well insulated and we spend half of that and stay nice and warm.

We are on Propane and it's a good size house(4000 sq) It's expensive to heat. But I agree that I need to insulate better.

 

[hoffman17]

We keep our house at 72 in the winter. Gotta love that Citizens Gas! Bill is never over $100.

 

[kellia]

We added about 22 bags of the blow in insulation. We didn't have much up there, that was for a 1300 sq ft ranch. It wasn't that hard, just took an afternoon.

I will join your vent though our house is warmer than 64. I just can't go that low but I'm still freezing at 68. I'm wearing a fleece & unfortunately, am usually cold most of the time - I blame my thyroid. Though our bills aren't bad - gas/water is $99 & electric is $73 on budget bill & has been about that for 2 yrs. 2000 sq ft above ground.

How much insulation did you have to add? I wondered about that when I saw it in an ad this week. Our upstairs is freezing, even more so than the main level. I have flannel sheets on all the beds but it'd be nice to have it a little warmer.

Ugh, I'm not at all ready to hibernate for the winter yet!

 

[Krischaser]

I'm from Michigan also. Did you do the insulation yourself or hire it out? How much did it cost and was it easy if you did do it yourself? I think we need to add more insulation also.

 

[mom2npr]

We had our heater serviced last week and got bad news- it has a crack and has to be replaced. Not sure how much that will cost . Good thing we live in the south and should not need it for a while.

 

[kellia]

I'm from Michigan also. Did you do the insulation yourself or hire it out? How much did it cost and was it easy if you did do it yourself? I think we need to add more insulation also.

We did it ourselves. We got the insulation at Lowes, it was on sale and I had a 10% off coupon. They give the machine for free for one day to blow it in. Dh also put somekind of vents or something up there, too, so total cost was $400-500? There is also a tax credit for it, so we might get another $50 or so back, I think is what I guess. It wasn't that hard. Dh was up in the attic. Thankfully the hose was REALLY long so it went all the way through the house and attic and I had the machine on the porch. I just cut the bags in half and stuffed them in the machine. Just make sure you push it in straight and don't let it slip sideways because it expands a lot!! I got it jammed in sideways- ONCE. Wear a mask and goggles, I think I still have some of that pink suff in my sinuses! Took about 5 or 6 hours. There are rulers at Lowes or Home Depot that can tell you how much you need depending on the sq ft of your house and how much you want.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

Best thing I ever bought was a honeywell oil filled radiator a few years ago. It was about $30 and target was giving a giftcard too. It really heats up a space without costing too much. It's not very cheap but cheaper than gas. I think I figured out it's .12 a minute.

It's a lot safer than some space heaters. It does still get hot to the touch so I wouldn't use it with a toddler around. It helps when it's chilly in the morning but warm in the afternoon so I don't have to put the furnace on.

 

[SaraJayne]

Our cutting the heat last year made a significant change- we saved over $3000! So that's why I suck it up and add a sweater. I almost wish I didn't know that I saved that much because that's what's keeping me keeping it low.

SAVED over $3000??

We don't even pay half that for the entire year for our heat/ac!!