A cold snap set in this week and it has me thinking about staying warm. For some reason I have a greater tolerance for cold than I do heat so it seems more manageable for me to find little ways to whittle our heating bills this time of year. I am sure that many folks are doing the same. We want to pinch pennies and divert them elsewhere. It's also a bonus that saving money on energy usage means we are saving precious resources too. For me this has been a work in process ever since we moved to … [Read more...]