So cold out - the money is going out the window

[polamalu43]

Do you think things like this? It has been so cold this past week. I'm thankful we heat with a wood stove as our main heat source. I hear people complaining all over the place though. They are all talking about their electric, propane or fuel oil bills. I can't blame them. It's been hard keeping our house warm so I can't imagine what this weather is going to cost them to keep theirs warm.

 

[jason]

Come to Florida. I've been in shorts and t-shirts most of the month. A few cold mornings but otherwise warm.

 

[Justadad]

We have oil fired central heating and it's pretty expensive, but I'm glad we had double glazed windows and doors put in a few years ago. They have really made a difference compared to our old wooden ones.

 

[Bearsfan]

Really, our weather has not been that awful. I do not like Winter in the least, but we've only had about 6 inches of snow, have yet to see temps below zero, and it's already February. We still have a couple of months before we're out of the danger zone, but I can't complain.

 

[polamalu43]

Florida - no way! I love the snow. I am just smarter than some and heat with wood. I cut my own wood too so the only cost is gas to run the chainsaws and wood splitter.

 

[Zimmer]

We heat with propane and I can't say that I'm worse off than my neighbors. The trick is to properly insulate your home, otherwise you are throwing money out the window regardless of the heat source.

 

[Timothy]

My grandparents used to own a cabin in the mountains that was heated with a wood burning stove, but my wife and I rely on central heat these days. Sometimes I wish we had a wood burning stove!