Money sure got narrow for us this past year.
I assume a pandemic will do that.
Both my wifey and I were fortunate to keep our tasks however we had to work from apartment in the air conditioner. Both of us also had to take pay cuts that were pretty steep. That meant a whole lot of belt tightening when it came to expenses. The first thing we did was to only spend on essentials. That was a fantastic start. And then we started targeting things that could save us money. One thing that we had been meaning to address for some time was the heating and cooling costs. Well really, more the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C cooling costs. Both of us live in a region where we have a heat pump that provides our heating and cooling. However, our Winter time is actually mild so the heat pump doesn’t have to do much work in the heating department. But come early Springtime, the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C cooling kicks on. By the time summer time gets here, the heat pump is running night and morning. So last year, we decided to actually be disciplined in our control component setting since were were at apartment anyway. This ended up saving us hundreds of dollars. That was fantastic until we had an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C issue that required a repair. Both of us almost went with a local handyman to save money. But neither of us felt right about anybody however a licensed and certified Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional messing with our heat pump. Cost chopping should come at the expense of taking care of essential Heating, Ventilation, and A/C equipment. So we called the Heating, Ventilation, and A/C contractor and made the appointment for the repair.