Comments on: Saving Money While Keeping Your Cool During the Dog Days of Summer

By: Robin Zdroik

Robin Zdroik — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:36:43 +0000

Instead of using the air conditioner during the heat and humidity of summer, use ceiling fans and/or use a table top fan and put a dishpan of ice near the fan to “cool” the air.

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21 Nearly Painless Tips on How to Save Money Today — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:13:03 +0000

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By: Thanks

Thanks — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:55:56 +0000

Great tips. I’m putting together a list of my own energy saving tips:

http://www.energyefficientnation.org/

By: JillBilly

JillBilly — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:35:22 +0000

Tammy in Egypt – we’ve grown lemon and orange trees from the seeds that come out of the fruit. Believe it or not, they did well even here in Chicago! I would also suggest starting to compost the veg you eat now, to get the absolute best growing medium anywhere. Once you get a respectable amount of compost, add it to the peat moss available, and you should be able to grow just about anything, especially herbs (which aren’t especially picky, anyway).
My suggestion for keeping cool: use your double-hung windows the way they were intended. They were made to open from the top in hot weather, to siphon out all the hot air that collects at the ceiling. Since most windows are built with some overhang, the hottest sunshine comes in at the bottom. Keep your curtains closed on the lower half, put the screens in the top half, and run the ceiling fans the proper way (pulling hot air UP). You’ll be astonished at how quickly your rooms will cool. We’ve even put our box fans in the uppers on hot nights, facing out. These days, double-hung windows are all painted shut and made useless; too bad, because they are a brilliant design.

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Mid-Anniversary Roundup — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:06:52 +0000

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By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:37:11 +0000

I live in Egypt,I am an American and I married an Egyptian and it is up to me to try and save as much money as possible living on one income. It is very hot here during the day my bedroom door is always closed and is very dark with my curtain pulled shut and stays cold all day and when we go to bed at night we turn the AC walmount on.I also have a AC walmount in the tv room and have accordian doors on both entrances and the Drapes are pulled shut it is really comfortable.as for the rest of the home it gets hot even with the windows closed and my bamboo shades pulled shut.I have 2 fans one in the computer room and one in the sitting room for when guests come for a short time to say hello and catch up on the latest gossip…lol.I leave off all the lights during the day,unfortunately my husband seems to think he needs a light on in the kitchen anytime he is in there during the day,I get so frustrated at times…lol.I have change one light bulb to florecent and that was because he bought it on a good day that he listened to me…lol…it is hard to change the way of thinking over here.I would even try to grow my own veggies if I could find a good plant food recipe for SAND…LOL…Sand,sand every where…GRRRRRR!…lol..I can’t find anything in the stores but peat most for dirt which is ok to start plants but there is no black dirt anywheres.OHHHHHH what to do to save money no seeds to be found for herbs I want to grow my own in the kitchen,and grow a lemon,orange trees.Any sujestions? Thank you for listening. Tammy in Egypt

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:43:49 +0000

I think we do all of these, but the last one is my favorite. :-) We head to the mall and make a few laps…I always figure it prolongs the need for A.C. a little longer.

Bonnie, this guy wrote a post about free kids movies. http://www.raising4boys.com/20.....8-edition/

We just went to one in our area on Thursday morning. It was my kids’s first movie and they did great! And it was absolutely free….great.

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:16:05 +0000

Even though it requires a bit of money upfront, investing in some top-quality insualtion for your home is really worth the expense. It will pay for itself over the following years in the money you’ll save in heating and cooling costs. We did this last year and I’ve not regretted it once, the difference is really noticable.

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By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:58:47 +0000

I wish there were dollar movies near where I live. If you or anyone else knows a website that lists movie theaters by area that have dollar movies or even just cheap matinées. Matinées near my house are $7.50-9.00!