Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times

So ok, usual ways I use:

  • open everything during night
  • close everything during day
  • external sheets on windows without shutters
  • some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs

I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?

Share your advices !

  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    yeah sure. the costs stop after you buy it. not like you have to pay to run it or anything.

    I think you underestimate how poor some families are.

    • fishos@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      Energy star sticker on mine says $46 a year to run it. $3.84 a month. If you can’t plan for that then you have bigger issues than AC.

      Look, I’ve been poor. What do you think happens when something major like your car breaks down? You figure it out. You don’t really have a choice so you do whatever you can to make it happen. You have to take that same determined energy and go “this is what’s important right now, how do I make this a priority?”. Is it easy, no. But it’s not gonna happen if you just throw your hands up and give up. And sure, if you want to get stuck in that boot paradox of constantly replacing lesser solutions and eventually spending more than the right one in the first place, be my guest.

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          6 hours ago

          If you mean “better at thinking long term rather than short term to prevent you from staying at your current situation”, then yeah 🤷‍♂️