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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: for kind people who let us borrow space heaters I already had one from my Buy Nothing group, but I also got to borrow one from my landlord and two from neighbors. The four of those heaters have kept us from freezing over this last week and I am thankful! that we had power Losing power in the cold is terrible.

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Save Money With DIY Home Repairs

Saving Cents With Sense

Other home proactive home maintenance tasks include draining your water heater once a year, cleaning the clothes dryer vent, cleaning your gutters and checking the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon dioxide detectors. Keep a simple home maintenance log to record each time you replace these items to help you stay on track.

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Reducing Household Odors with Filtrete

Nicoles Nickels

Filtrete filters capture dust and other allergens to make the air in your home safer to breathe and they also promote airflow in your unit which helps maintain a more consistent temperature in your home and make your air conditioner or heater run more efficiently which means a lower bill to you!