inkdick: january 12 2009 money out the vents
The November/December natural gas bill was fucking outrageous! The bill before was like 70 something bucks and then it shot up to over $230! Thankfully the bill I got in the mail yesterday was around $100 so we got some control over our gas use, but still. That $230 bill has made me super paranoid about utilities, and since it’s the cold months in Savannah I’m super paranoid about the gas. Every time the heat is on I literally see money being burned. I’d like to think that if I had a job I wouldn’t be such a tightwad, but I know myself and I know that if I had a job I would still cut corners wherever I could on utilities. Some call it cheap, I call it thrifty.
Amy and I already have an electric space heater in our room, Sabrina has one already I think, and Andy is getting one tomorrow I think. So hopefully we won’t be using much gas to heat the house in the near future.
January 15th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
We had a similar problem. Make sure you have new filters in your vents, and you might want to check on the insulation in your attic. That’ll make or break your power/gas bill.
January 15th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Yeah, your landlord shoulda paid half that utility bill. Sounds like your insulation has seen better days. Shoddy windows will make a big difference too. Space heaters are the bees knees, though. Sometimes I have to turn ours off cause it actually makes things too hot!
January 15th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Put plastic up on the windows, two sided tape 10 dollar roll of plastic, tape to the insid of the window sill. for about 15 to 20 dollars you can save hundreds trust me it works i am a tight wad
January 16th, 2009 at 12:05 am
u will save on gas bills…
BUT:
the electricity bills WILL BE HIGHER!
(let me know how much higher?)
January 16th, 2009 at 12:06 am
“THRIFTY”
=
GOOD
:P