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My kids hate it, but my dad did this, and it really cuts down on the heating bill. Just turn the thermostat down to 65 degrees or so once everyone is off to bed. Or use a programmable thermostat. Once you get used to it, you actually sleep better in the cold. Just be sure to have enough blankets, or get some decent warm pajamas.
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I'm one of these people that's always feeling chilled but I try watch what I use. Really we need to replace the thermostat since it's an old fashioned manual one where it's more guesswork than anything that you're setting it right.
When I looked at the programmable ones I shuddered at the $50-$60 price tag but an electrician neighbor of ours told me the other day what we'll save even just in one winter makes it worth the cost.I'm going to watch for them coming down in price in the sales.
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I go to bed well wrapped up because I can't sleep unless I'm toasty and warm. Mine gets turned down to save money but the noise of it kicking on and off all night drives me crazy. Some nights it gets turned off completely and I stick to my electric blanket.
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I would love an electric blanket, greenmachine but my husband and I are opposites. He likes a bed to be on the cool side and to be able to stick his feet out. I like to be cocooned with my socks on, roasting hot and with the comforter up to my chin.
We tried a dual control once because he didn't really want one. I spent so many nights flipping it back on and off during the night because I was still cold, I broke the controller on my side LOL. Never bought another one after that.
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When I looked at the programmable ones I shuddered at the $50-$60 price tag but an electrician neighbor of ours told me the other day what we'll save even just in one winter makes it worth the cost.
You don't have to pay as much as that for one. I've seen them nearer $30-$35. Did you look here? I checked the savingtools store and it's got a Honeywell Basic Programmable Thermostat for $22.86, reduced from $29.99.
I like my blankets and my electric blanket this time of year. It's a wonder I can breathe.
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I'm laughing because we're all cut from the same cloth. I nearly suffocate under mine and it takes me well into Spring before I'll give them up. My feet are freezing and I have at least two pairs of sock on this time of year at bedtime.
My dad did that too. He was forever yelling at us to put another layer on if we complained of being cold while sitting around in t-shirts. It was never freezing and in hindsight it must have saved a bunch of money.
Old ideas last because they were good then and they're good now. :)