10 Things to AVOID When Heating Your Home as an Older Person—That NO ONE Talks About

Donna's large-print home books, and a free chapter of The Lower Bills Book: donnafixes.com Your thermostat says seventy and your chair is still cold, and the reason is that most winter heating advice was written for someone who isn't home all day. Donna spent forty-one years keeping four hundred Chicago apartments warm, and she walks through ten habits to stop, nine of them free and one costing a few dollars for a room thermometer. You'll learn why cranking the dial doesn't heat faster, why the wall thermostat and your armchair read different numbers, and how furniture, exhaust fans and space heaters quietly waste what you already pay for. She also covers why being cold on purpose is risky for older adults, what never to use for heat, how to handle a same-day repair quote, and how to read your bill by usage instead of dollars. By the end you'll have two simple things to do this week, and a clear idea of where to call for help if the bill is more than you can carry. 0:00 Intro 2:10 Cranking the Dial 3:23 Wall Thermostat Problem 5:11 Blocked Registers and Returns 8:56 Exhaust Fans Running 10:32 Space Heater Costs 12:08 Being Cold on Purpose 16:12 Contractor Pressure and Bills