Comments on: War on the family http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2007/12/16/war-on-the-family-2/ Current political events, business, real estate, financial and economic news, trends and, above all, the Future. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Glen http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2007/12/16/war-on-the-family-2/comment-page-3/#comment-116460 Glen Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:46:33 +0000 http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2007/12/16/war-on-the-family-2/#comment-116460 Well Catherine "money pants".... Yes, we looked into that option. Do you have any idea how much that costs huh? The upfront cost is enormous. As stated in my original post....we do not have spare cash floating around( yes...I'm rolling my eyes). Well Catherine “money pants”….

Yes, we looked into that option. Do you have any idea how much that costs huh?

The upfront cost is enormous. As stated in my original post….we do not have spare cash floating around( yes…I’m rolling my eyes).

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]]> By: Catherine http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2007/12/16/war-on-the-family-2/comment-page-3/#comment-116366 Catherine Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:43:04 +0000 http://www.garth.ca/weblog/2007/12/16/war-on-the-family-2/#comment-116366 Perhaps I can clarify. When I said heating cost, I should have pointed out that the number included light etc. We have electric baseboard heating. 9 year old split entry with 1250 sq/ft upstairs and 800sqft in the basement. It seems to me that the lights etc runs about $1200/year so the “heating cost is around $1800/year. I live in New Brunswick and it’s cold here. There exists a real myth out there that cost of living in Atlantic is less than Ontario and west. WOW is that false. Our taxes are higher(check it out), property tax is higher, food cost more, flying anywhere costs more, and clearly…..utilities cost more. By Glen on 12.19.07 6:17 pm May I ask why you have baseboard heaters? Why not get high effeciency forced air furnace? It will you save greatly in the long run. We switched to a high effecient natural gas furnace years ago (it was oil, then electric). We also replaced all our windows to wood casements, added extra insulation, and planted more trees (they break the winds and provide shade in the summer). And we never have our heat set more than 18c. My motto "if you're chilly, put long sleeves and slippers on". Even now, my adult children do the same. In the summer, we only turn on the air when the humidex is 32c or more. Open windows, when the air is on, is great! BTW, during our re-model, we didn't go for ceiling pot lights or undercounter lighting or anything that required electricty. I was adviced not to go this way, as the "re-sale" may not be as great. However, my family believed and believes not to be glutons on our resources. We have lived like this for over 30 years. Perhaps I can clarify. When I said heating cost, I should have pointed out that the number included light etc. We have electric baseboard heating. 9 year old split entry with 1250 sq/ft upstairs and 800sqft in the basement.

It seems to me that the lights etc runs about $1200/year so the “heating cost is around $1800/year.

I live in New Brunswick and it’s cold here. There exists a real myth out there that cost of living in Atlantic is less than Ontario and west.

WOW is that false. Our taxes are higher(check it out), property tax is higher, food cost more, flying anywhere costs more, and clearly…..utilities cost more.

By Glen on 12.19.07 6:17 pm

May I ask why you have baseboard heaters? Why not get high effeciency forced air furnace? It will you save greatly in the long run.

We switched to a high effecient natural gas furnace years ago (it was oil, then electric). We also replaced all our windows to wood casements, added extra insulation, and planted more trees (they break the winds and provide shade in the summer).

And we never have our heat set more than 18c. My motto “if you’re chilly, put long sleeves and slippers on”. Even now, my adult children do the same.

In the summer, we only turn on the air when the humidex is 32c or more. Open windows, when the air is on, is great!

BTW, during our re-model, we didn’t go for ceiling pot lights or undercounter lighting or anything that required electricty. I was adviced not to go this way, as the “re-sale” may not be as great. However, my family believed and believes not to be glutons on our resources. We have lived like this for over 30 years.

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