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bootboard t1_j0v577y wrote

Reply to comment by New-Vegetable-1274 in Electric Bill by New-Vegetable-1274

Dude I'm 30, just bought my first house, and I keep it at 60 24/7. To save money you need to sacrifice some stuff. This has been the norm, and it will always be the norm. Dad always kept the house at 60, his dad would get pissed if someone kept the front door open for too long in the winter.

Your daughter needs to be okay wearing sweatpants and a hoodie, maybe get a throw blanket for when she's on the couch. If you want to wear shorts and t-shirt at home in the winter, you need to accept you'll be paying more for heating.

Do we pay too much? Yes, obviously but that doesn't change the fact that turning the heat down will save you money.

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New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_j0x0m7t wrote

I value comfort over money and I'm pushing 70. 60 at this age is cold no matter how many layers you're wearing. I grew up during a time when the cost of things were more in line with what people could afford. I guess I'm a little shell shocked with what the cost of living is. People aren't even living paycheck to paycheck, for some it mean always trying to catch up. I know it is what it is but people are becoming inured to it and settling. In my work life overtime was bonus money not a necessity. When I was young and chasing it, 60 to 70 hour weeks was gravy. Take home pays were 4 or 5 hundred and all the OT went in the bank. When I was a little older and got married my wife and I put each other through college and our total college debt was $20,000 and they gave us ten years to pay it off. Since then we raised a family, have owned several homes and are comfortably retired. We couldn't do any of that now if we were just starting out. There's something really wrong with that. What's happening to America's economy is artificial and getting worse. I think 20 somethings and 30 somethings deserve better. You are the ones that can change this by changing Washington.

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