I am grateful that I moved to a state that does not have brutally cold Winters.
- Sure, there are days where the temperature does drop below normal, but those days are far and few in between.
On a usual day in the Winter, the temperature hovers between 60 to 65 degrees, and on colder days, I might see hot and cold temperatures between 40 and 55 degrees. This is amazing because when I lived up North, I had average hot and cold temperatures in the mid to high 20’s during the Winter, which means that I used my heat every single day. Now that I live in the Southern section of the country, I barely turn on our central heat. I don’t know if other people residing in our state use their heat in the Winter, but I think that I survive just nice without using it. During the Winter, I wear extra clothing in my home, and I also keep my feet warm by wearing cozy socks made from fleece material. Over the years, heating costs have skyrocketed, and using central heating consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, I am ecstatic that I get to skip using it, which in turn saves money on my energy bill. On the flipside, I use my central a/c every day in the Summer because the weather can be brutally hot here. On average, the temperature is about 92 degrees every day, and I have not yet found a way to avoid using our air conditioning. So, I know the money I save in the Winter goes right back into cooling our beach home in the hot Summer months. I will just consider this breaking even.