Heating a house or an apartment is a costly expense, especially for us college students. Last winter I lived without much heat. Here's how I did it.
1. Turn your heat off, or to 50 degrees. Yes, that low or off. It might be brutal, but it's possible. My landlord requires that the heat needs to be on at least 50 degrees or I would keep it off.
2. Use a spaceheater to heat the rooms that you will spend the most time in. In my apartment it is the living room. That is where my roommates and I congregate to do homework, watch tv, talk, etc. We leave a little spaceheater on when we get extra cold. Usually we just bundle up in sweaters and blankets and keep cozy that way.
3. Bubble wrap your windows. Buy some cheap bubble wrap at your local hardware store, dampen the windows and stick the bubble wrap, bubble side down onto the window. This acts like a double pane window and actually insulates your windows. For added warmth then tape plastic wrap over it to keep out all drafts.
4. Cook in the oven, then leave the door open for the heat to escape. This one is pretty self-explanatory.
5. Sleep in socks, hoodies, pants, extra blankets, and a heated blanket. The heated blanket will keep you just warm enough to sleep while using less electricity.
These measures are for the extreme money savers. However it is possible. I'll add less extreme weatherization tips later. :)
1. Turn your heat off, or to 50 degrees. Yes, that low or off. It might be brutal, but it's possible. My landlord requires that the heat needs to be on at least 50 degrees or I would keep it off.
2. Use a spaceheater to heat the rooms that you will spend the most time in. In my apartment it is the living room. That is where my roommates and I congregate to do homework, watch tv, talk, etc. We leave a little spaceheater on when we get extra cold. Usually we just bundle up in sweaters and blankets and keep cozy that way.
3. Bubble wrap your windows. Buy some cheap bubble wrap at your local hardware store, dampen the windows and stick the bubble wrap, bubble side down onto the window. This acts like a double pane window and actually insulates your windows. For added warmth then tape plastic wrap over it to keep out all drafts.
4. Cook in the oven, then leave the door open for the heat to escape. This one is pretty self-explanatory.
5. Sleep in socks, hoodies, pants, extra blankets, and a heated blanket. The heated blanket will keep you just warm enough to sleep while using less electricity.
These measures are for the extreme money savers. However it is possible. I'll add less extreme weatherization tips later. :)
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