Yankee 2.0

what do you heat with, propane, natural gas, electric, 62 seems very cold ,but every body does adjust to their surroundings. do you live in older home(many people dont like to admit that their house is older or what i like to say has many memorys is what you could call it, but that does have a lot to do with holes, cracks, and seems and bad insulations) are the windows and the seals may be loose on them. I grew up in trailer and trust me it would be very cold at times to were there was ice on the very back part of house. at times i remember sleeping in same room as rest but those are actually good memories. I am only 34 so this isnt like 100 years ago.

I keep it set at 62 degrees here in central PA.  Bring on the flannel pants, sweatshirts and fuzzy slippers!! I have gas forced air with the register vents on the ceiling.  I put fleece blankets over my sheers, behind my curtains this year to see if it makes a difference.  My house is tiny with 2x4s instead of standard studs with very little insulation (I rent).  But I also have a little electic heater for the bedroom and the cats keep me toasty at night.

We keep our thermostat set at 63 degrees when the kids are home/awake, 58 at night.  63 is plenty comfortable when moving around doing things, but it gets cold when you sit down to read or watch TV.  We keep 2-3 comfy afghans on each sofa and chair to compensate.  63 degrees became a lot more comfortable since we had our local utility come in and air-seal and super-insulate our house to seal off drafts.

My heat is all electrict and all thermostats are turned off.  I use an oscolator heater and run that when I am in the room. In the morning I worm up the bathroom with it, then put it back in the main room.  I like a cold bedroom so I close the door most of the way. I will have to try the blanket over the door and the heavier curtains.  I have double plastic all my windows and a/c inside and out.  I do all I can because I am on a fixed income and if anyone has other ideals I am willing to try anything. I can't get any more frugal than I am.  I even have extra water in my frig. so it doesn't run much because being one person my frig. isn't really full.  All my electrical items are on power strips and I turn everything completely off with the light switches.  The only things that are running is a clock radio in the kitchen, cordless phone w/answering machine, frig. & hot water heater.  Microwave has no clock.

Thanks for listening.

Denise