Like with everything, the key to saving money is to have it to begin with. The people who are being wrecked by their utility bills are also the people who don’t have an extra 20k lying around to buy a super energy efficient heating and cooling system.
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I get being on a budget, but I think it’s kind of cruel to have kids in a home and then need jumpers with hot water bottles to be warm
Their thermostat was set at 18C (64F). That’s not really that cold.
No, but it’s not a comfortable indoor temperature. That was the temperature in my house growing up, because it was an old, poorly-insulated house, and we couldn’t afford to keep it any warmer.
It was tolerable, but in the winter, my hands would get so cold they’d stiffen up. Can’t really wear gloves or mittens around the house and actually do anything, either.
