Comments on: Natural Gas Price Hike http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/19/natural-gas-price-hike/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Blaine Moore http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/19/natural-gas-price-hike/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Blaine Moore Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:11:42 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=134#comment-382 One of the things I am not looking forward to about home ownership...fortunately, I don't get cold. Unfortunately, the S.O. and the cat do. One of the things I am not looking forward to about home ownership…fortunately, I don’t get cold. Unfortunately, the S.O. and the cat do.

]]> By: Jose Anes http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/19/natural-gas-price-hike/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Jose Anes Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:56:21 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/?p=134#comment-362 This is one example where gas-guzzlers have an impact even if it is not just about oil. Time to enact energy efficient measures at home. BTW, I will tell you a story: I was born on a tropical island. On tropical islands, you go around the house in a t-shirt and shorts. When I arrived to Massachusetts (a very cold winter state) I used t-shirt and shorts for the home, and kept the temperature at a "comfortable" 75F. As a result, the gas bill was very expensive. As soon as the energy prices started to climb I had to take some measures. Caulk on windows, got a house with temperature zones and energy efficient windows, programmable thermostat. But I think the one that had more <b>impact was getting a warm down comforter, and using fleece pajamas on the house</b>. It was a very simple thing to do that increased my comfort and <b> allowed me to lower the thermostat by a few degrees</b>. Those few degrees made the <b>furnace work a lot less</b>, and my energy bill got back to the original level (even after the energy prices increase). <a href="http://aneshome.com/money/" rel="nofollow">Money and Investing</a> This is one example where gas-guzzlers have an impact even if it is not just about oil.

Time to enact energy efficient measures at home.

BTW, I will tell you a story:
I was born on a tropical island. On tropical islands, you go around the house in a t-shirt and shorts. When I arrived to Massachusetts (a very cold winter state) I used t-shirt and shorts for the home, and kept the temperature at a “comfortable” 75F. As a result, the gas bill was very expensive.

As soon as the energy prices started to climb I had to take some measures. Caulk on windows, got a house with temperature zones and energy efficient windows, programmable thermostat. But I think the one that had more impact was getting a warm down comforter, and using fleece pajamas on the house. It was a very simple thing to do that increased my comfort and allowed me to lower the thermostat by a few degrees. Those few degrees made the furnace work a lot less, and my energy bill got back to the original level (even after the energy prices increase).

Money and Investing

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