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About Me:

34 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

Who's sweating it out?

July 13th, 2009 at 11:57 pm

So who is still going with the no air conditioning challenge?

Posted in a bit about me, myself and more me | 10 Comments »

10 Responses to “Who's sweating it out? ”

miz pat Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 11:59 pm 1247529572
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It was 115 degrees yesterday - NO FREAKING WAY.

I live in the desert.
gamecock43 Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 12:16 am 1247530590
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^ lol
HELPmeFriend Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 12:20 am 1247530827
1247530827

I said that we wouldn't turn them on until we paid down the winter heat bill. Looks like I lose again.
debtfreeme Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 03:13 am 1247541206
1247541206

we bit the dust today.
Patrick. Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 04:19 am 1247545165
1247545165

Still haven't even ran a fan.
miz pat Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 03:08 pm 1247584126
1247584126

It might help you to know that while I am running air conditioning, I am also doing my best to keep the a/c running correctly, putting new filters in the a/c, keeping window shades closed. Also, whenever possible, I use a swamp cooler, which is by my reckoning 80% cheaper than an a/c. However, it only works in dry climates, and right now we have a high wet bulb temperature, so it won't work, and I must use the a/c instead.
milehighgal Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 04:09 pm 1247587766
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No AC for us, we're in Denver. We do have a whole house fan though, that's way more economical and cools it down a lot in the evenings. We live in a desert climate, so it's aften 30 degrees cooler at night.
dmontngrey Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 04:53 pm 1247590386
1247590386

Brrrr.... WAY too cold here to even put the A/Cs in the window! We got them out of storage a couple months ago, but forget it! I know DH would still turn it on even when we don't need it. A fan will suffice, even on the third floor.
Caoineag Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 05:43 pm 1247593410
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No AC for us, another Denverite. We only have ceiling fans and they are energy sippers. Ask me again in August though, that will be the truest test.
scfr Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 04:08 am 1247717314
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We've hit triple digits something like 28 times already this year so ... NO!

I'm just waiting for the no heat challenge.

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Trying to keep life from falling apart, trying to become a person to be proud of.

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