Saving on heating

Originally posted March 7, 2010
When we first moved to Vancouver, the first heating bill was $210.98 for a two bedroom apartment!!! I remember feeling sick--I never paid that before and have not since. We immediately went out and bought two smallish oscillating heaters--one for the living area and one for our bedroom. We stopped using the cadet heaters that are everywhere here in Vancouver. They are wall mounted and horribly inefficient. We could always find my elderly cat, Spice, curled up within two feet of the heater near the kitchen while we used the cadets, which was the warmest area in the room. Spending $80 on two heaters was the best money we spent at the time. The heating bill after turning off the cadets was $108.20. Every winter since then, we have made improvements to saving on the heating bill.