5 Quick Frugal Tips For Keeping Warm
- Instead of turning on the heat in the entire house, place a space heater in the area where you'll be hanging out.
- Take a hot bath or shower, this keeps me warm for a few hours!
- Put on thick socks and put something on your head if you can. Get under blankets!
- Get those window kits. These are kits that contain plastic type sheets which you can easily cover your windows with. If you have old windows, these are great because it prevents drafts. Those kits also come with tape that helps seal doors as well. Makes a huge difference!
- Make hot ginger tea using fresh ginger (1 Tbsp. per 4 cups). Sweeten with honey or agave nectar. Ginger is great for circulation!
By Lisa from Halifax, NS
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RE: 5 Quick Frugal Tips For Keeping Warm
Hi! To me, the ol' rice bag, a few minutes to make, a few minutes to nuke in the microwave, warm for hours under a blanket in bed or on the sofa, is one of my best hints. I make these up for Christmas gifts, etc. but the thing only uses a couple of minutes worth of energy to heat up and hold heat forever. Cold feet, achy muscles, etc... all love it, and it will heat you up so much faster than just your own body heat and a blanket, and must use less energy than running an electric heating pad for a comparative length of time.
Post by Gina J.
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I bought two union suits. Phil
Post by TENKILL
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Your tips are great, and I want to add one. You know how Wal-Mart has their throws on sale? Watch the sales, and go to Hobby Lobby, you can get them to cut you a throw without any sewing, for a little less price. Just ask HobbyLobby to cut you a piece about 70" long, or however long you want the piece.
Also, if you are snuggling in front of the tv, think of using the fleece diagonally. It covers your feet, and brings it all the way to the top of you, without a regular blanket. It's very warm.
Around Thanksgiving Weekend, Menards has a huge sale on very thin fleece blankets. They are great to use. I need them for my dogs, but they have a knit on them, so I cut the knit on the outerpart, and pull all of it out, cutting again if I need too, and I save the knit in a plastic bag for other projects.
Post by Carol L.
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Sitting with a heating pad behind me with a blanket on my lap seems to help me too. They also make small heating blankets for watching TV with. And I have a heating pad on the bed too. Only makes sense that it costs less to use a heating blanket than to heat a whole room.
Post by Lamico
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Maybe everybody already knows this "keep warm" tip but I've just rediscovered it. My darling has purchased for me a set of Cuddle Duds. They're actually "long johns" for women. They're silky and thin but surprisingly warm. I wear the long pants and a sleevless shell under my clothes but they make short and long sleeves also. I can't abide something on my lower arms when I'm cooking or cleaning and just add a sweater or jacket during my "down time". I'm sure there are many other brands but those are the ones I know about. They're very comfortable and I really do stay warm!
Post by Glenn'sMom
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I had a summer house turned into a year round house. In the dead of winter I couldn't get the house past 65F. I had a company come in and blow insulation into the wals and attic. It worked great! I saved soo much on oil and had a nice warm house. They put a hole between the studs on the top and the bottom on the outside of the house. They then blow in the isulation and replace the plugs.
Post By Jeff (Guest Post)
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Some other Tips
1-use paperboard from cereal boxees to fill cracks around windows
2-reuse cleaned styrofoam meat trays to fill other cold air leaks
3-cardboard attached to outer doors can keep some of the cold air out and the warmer air in.
4-how abour an old throw rug at the bottom of the outer doors at night ?
5-a pot of water on your stove or heater can give you a little more warmth
6-burning a candle in the room you are in gives you a little more warmth.(use in a tin cantainor doubles the heat.
7-A hung blanket at a inner door keep more heat near you living area
8-wearing sweaters or jerseys keep body heat longer
9-Make homemade soups on cold days . it will keep you warm longer
10-play music to get you to move around more.
just tapping your toes to the beat will create body heat.
Stay Warm This Winter
Mr. Thrifty
Post by Mr. Thrifty
Unusual Suggestion for Staying Warm in Winter
This might sound strange, but consider giving footed pajamas a try. Footed Pajamas are now made in Adult sizes, and since they cover all the way down to the toes, they are about the warmest pajamas around. You can find them starting at $20/pair from the website below which makes Footed Pajamas a very good christmas gift idea:
http://www.squidoo.com/footedpajamas
Post by Galso
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The house that I own is very old and in turn has old drafty windows. Eventually, I'm going to reinsulate the entire house and replace all of the windows. My bedroom windows are very drafty, so in the meantime, I put beads of caulk on the inside of the storm windows and covered the windows with an insulating kit, which helped alot. Also, in the master bathroom, the medicine cabinet is built into the wall and I noticed a very cold draft leaking from around the cabinet. It's an inside wall, but there is a crawl space under that portion of the house. I put a bead of white caulk around the entire cabinet and ran my finger into the caulk to even it out. You can only see the caulk with the doors open. It did, however take a few days for it to completely dry, but the draft is totally gone. This house is pushing 100 years old and although had recieved in insulated addition 30 years ago, I'd be willing to bet the rest of house is not insulted. Meaning that tearing down old plaster, insulating and re-drywalling is going to get quite expensive and a whole lotta fun!! Steve
Post by scubasteve817
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Great tips. I just bought some wool socks to help keep my feet warm. When my feet get cold, I cannot seem to keep from feeling chilled to the bone.
Post by susanmajp
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Don't forget though that a hot bath or shower uses energy also -to heat up the hot water!
Post by QueenBeeCrafts
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thats funny. i actually bought a sleeping cap from vermont country store. i could wear an outdoors hat but that would be to hot. the hat is a white knit. thin and warms up my head. i wear it when it is bitter cold outside and starting to get that way inside.
Post by sandy63
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