Be warmer all winter long - Continued

To save money in heating your home, wear more clothes when you are in the home. Put a sweater or sweatshirt on, and make the children wear heavier clothes as well. You can’t wear shorts all winter in the house and expect to really be warm. Socks and slippers are another item of clothing that when worn all the time is going to make you feel warmer all the winter long as well. Take off the chill by putting on a few more layers of clothing.

If you find that you have a few drafts in the house still, don’t forget to make sure the doors are pushed all the way shut all the time. Swinging screen doors can leave air in the home when the storm doors aren’t shut. In the coldest areas of the world, homeowners will put plastic, canvas, or even plywood up around the patio and entry ways of porches to block the coldest winter winds from entering the home when you open the door and walk in the house. Large sheets of plastic and a staple gun to put it up is going to block wind from hitting your doors when the wind is whipping around. 

Putting rugs and rolled up blankets in front of doorways where the air sneaks in under the doors is a great way to stop those drafts without added costs. 

Don’t forget, if you don’t have any insulation in your attic, the heat from your home is leaking out of your home through the attic and the top of your home. Think about some type of insulation when you are preparing for the cold winter months.