Comments on: Using a Programmable Thermostat to Save Money http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/02/25/using-a-programmable-thermostat-to-save-money/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-a-programmable-thermostat-to-save-money Where finance and reality meet Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Freezing for Frugality | Suburban Dollarhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/02/25/using-a-programmable-thermostat-to-save-money/#comment-2188 Freezing for Frugality | Suburban Dollar Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:59:22 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=361#comment-2188 [...] be to inspect your home for the winter and make sure it is as weather tight as you can make it. Utilize a programmable thermostat, or do it manually if you are diligent, to set the temperature in your home to be comfortable when [...] [...] be to inspect your home for the winter and make sure it is as weather tight as you can make it. Utilize a programmable thermostat, or do it manually if you are diligent, to set the temperature in your home to be comfortable when [...]

]]> By: thermostathttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/02/25/using-a-programmable-thermostat-to-save-money/#comment-2048 thermostat Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:53:34 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=361#comment-2048 We connected our web-programmable thermostat to our google calendars, so it knows when we'll be home and when we're at work - Works well for keeping our house temps aligned with our schedules! We connected our web-programmable thermostat to our google calendars, so it knows when we’ll be home and when we’re at work – Works well for keeping our house temps aligned with our schedules!

]]> By: the weakonomisthttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/02/25/using-a-programmable-thermostat-to-save-money/#comment-30 the weakonomist Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:34:46 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=361#comment-30 I don't have a programmable, but I do something similar manually. When I leave I turn it way down. When I come home from work it can be quite cold, so I turn it back up and go for a run. When I get back from a run everything is as it should be. Don't think of the thermastat as a way to save money (though it will) think of it as an investment to be just a bit greener. I try to embrace technologies that do both. Something that breaks even after 1.5 years is certainly worth it. I don’t have a programmable, but I do something similar manually. When I leave I turn it way down. When I come home from work it can be quite cold, so I turn it back up and go for a run. When I get back from a run everything is as it should be.

Don’t think of the thermastat as a way to save money (though it will) think of it as an investment to be just a bit greener.

I try to embrace technologies that do both. Something that breaks even after 1.5 years is certainly worth it.

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