The entry date of this post is August 9th, 2009 and today is the day we finally turned on our central air conditioning this year. All the global warming has kept central Ohio pretty cool this year. There were several days earlier in the spring and summer where it got fairly warm, but we found that with some fans blowing on us, there was no reason to run the A/C. It’s been a real financial blessing. We are on a yearly budget plan for our electricity and right now it’s only $44 a month. This is partly due to the fact that last year during the two hottest months of July and August, we were in Hong Kong with our house empty. This year has been nice and cool so the savings has been huge.
Today’s high was 96F (36C) so we decided that since we had held out until August, we could turn on the A/C. :o) Man, does the cool air feel great! If you are also on the Total Money Makeover like us, the warmer house feels tolerable because the thought of saving $$ makes it feel okay. Just a few degrees saves hundreds a year, and that’s hundreds that can be spent on paying down debt, giving to charity, or enjoying nights out. Since our Total Money Makeover, we look at our money in a whole new way, so we’re stoked about it being well into the month of August before we utilized our central air. How about you? Can you spend a few days getting used to 77F (25C) instead of 75F (24C)? If so, you’ll be glad you did.