It was going to be rough.
This is what kept ringing in my head the day I got laid off from work.
The whole company was making losses so the decision was to lay off 50% of the staff. Everyone had seen this coming, but it was still a huge shock. This meant I had to look into a few things if I was to survive until I got another job. First, I had to check in with my parents about some money they had offered me. This would help me cover rent for a year and also offset some bills. But, I also had to cut my costs until I was back on my feet. That first month, I took notice of my cooling bill and realized it was too high. Given I’d also incur huge electric costs in winter, I had to find a solution to this. I called the AC business which did my installation to send me an HVAC expert to inspect my unit. Keeping it working efficiently was at the top of my list. As the HVAC expert did the maintenance work, he also spoke to me about installing a smart thermostat. I was skeptical about the ability of a smart thermostat saving me money. But he said I shouldn’t knock the idea off before giving it a try. A smart thermostat makes the cooling and heating systems much more efficient thus regulating energy use. It adapts to the temperature change thus reducing the amount of energy the system uses each day. I was finally convinced and went ahead to order a smart thermostat for my home.