Cold Nights

04.03.10 / Money Matters / Author: Anna
Tags: cozy winters, electric blankets, heated mattress pad, lower heating bill, save on heating costs

We have had the worst winter in years! And I have felt it more than ever this year.

Here at my house, we do not have central heating and air. That is a great luxury, one that I will never take for granted again.

To heat my house, I use a fireplace and portable electric heaters. And very recently, I discovered an amazing thing that I could not live without now. What is it, you may ask?

Electric blankets and heated mattress pads. These are two of the most wonderful things ever!!!

My heating bill has dropped about $75 a month because of these two things. I am able to only run one heater at night instead o 2 or 3 of them.

The blanket and the mattress pad keep us warm and toasty enough that we don’t need a lot of extra heat. They worked so great for me, that I decided to get one for each of the kids too. So now, we are all loving nights.

Even when we do get central heating and air, I will continue to use electric blankets and heated mattress pads. It saves a lot of money on your heating costs and it is a wonderful thing to climb into a bed that is all warm and toasty, just waiting for you to slip into dream land.