The Summer brings with it a particular dread.
It’s not that I dread that the youngsters are out of school and will subsequently be laying about the home all summer.
I don’t even truly mind that our outside activities have to be limited to the morning or the evening. Living here, the Summer comes with large heat and youngsters inside playing video games all summer. I guess this and have long ago accepted it. The thing that fills myself and others with dread is getting the power bill while in the Summer weeks. That utility bill just wrecks the household budget. It jumps exponentially. And, then you factor in the yearly increase in kilowatt hours and it spells doom for our checkbook. This year, I am hoping to remedy that situation a bit. Or, at least lower the level of utility bill dread a notch or more than one. I got a bit proactive this Springtime to see if I can lower our utility bills at least 15 percent or maybe even closer to 20 percent. Basically, every one of us have just set the control component and dealt with the Heating & A/C costs. This year, there is a strategy. To start, I installed a smart control component which will more precisely control the Heating & A/C use. The two of us are going to let the inside temperature rise as the outside temperature does. This means almost everyone will have to get used to a bit more warmth inside which they can combat with fans. I also spent a few weekends making sure that our condo was sealed as slim as possible to avoid leaking Heating & A/C treated air. There will be no more manual control of the Heating & A/C because every one of us just have to carve out some savings.