Running a fan to lower AC costs
Does anyone know, or has anyone done the calculation on if it’s cost effective to run all of the ceiling fans in your house to help the AC keep your home cool throughout the day, effectively lowering the amount of power required by the HVAC to do its job?
Would the cost of running the fans cancel out the savings of the HVAC cost? Or does running fans not affect HVAC performance?
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Does anyone know, or has anyone done the calculation on if it’s cost effective to run all of the ceiling fans in your house to help the AC keep your home cool throughout the day, effectively lowering the amount of power required by the HVAC to do its job?
Would the cost of running the fans cancel out the savings of the HVAC cost? Or does running fans not affect HVAC performance?
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Costco Chicken - use everything
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$4.99+tax. I know; "Duh!" for people in this sub. But I want to pass on that you can and you should use 100% of it; no waste.
There's only 2/3 meat eaters in our family (depends on if my father visits). So after the first meal, there's usually still a lot of chicken left over. I would usually strip all the meat from the bones; separate out the skin. Save the meat, skin separately; put bones in freezer. The meat is well-seasoned and can be redeployed in other meals easily (burritos, chicken salad, pho in our case). Put skin in toaster oven on broil to make cracklings. The bones makes delicious broth for soup. If there's enough dripping, I would save that too to make gravy. Toss the bag though.
For example, I bought this one last week. Meal 1 was the chicken as is, some left over fried rice and slaw. Meal 2 was pho with chicken. The cheat was using the ready pho bowls from Costco. My wife (Vietnamese) used the seasoning packs to make the soup, add a lot of cilantro, bean sprouts, and also add additional dried pho to make a big meal. Not traditional, but good enough, and not a lot of efforts. Meal 3 was dried ramen with the cracklings made from the skin. Meal 4 was a big pot of chicken curry with the rest of the meat and some potato/carrot. Enough to last 2/3 meals. Meal 5 coming up will be using the bones to make broth for porridge. (I usually use 3 Costco chicken's worth of bones to make a big pot of broth.)
So that $5 usually gets us maybe 5+ meals for us, depending on what we decide to cook. If there's other things we can do, I am happy to learn. Cheers.
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$4.99+tax. I know; "Duh!" for people in this sub. But I want to pass on that you can and you should use 100% of it; no waste.
There's only 2/3 meat eaters in our family (depends on if my father visits). So after the first meal, there's usually still a lot of chicken left over. I would usually strip all the meat from the bones; separate out the skin. Save the meat, skin separately; put bones in freezer. The meat is well-seasoned and can be redeployed in other meals easily (burritos, chicken salad, pho in our case). Put skin in toaster oven on broil to make cracklings. The bones makes delicious broth for soup. If there's enough dripping, I would save that too to make gravy. Toss the bag though.
For example, I bought this one last week. Meal 1 was the chicken as is, some left over fried rice and slaw. Meal 2 was pho with chicken. The cheat was using the ready pho bowls from Costco. My wife (Vietnamese) used the seasoning packs to make the soup, add a lot of cilantro, bean sprouts, and also add additional dried pho to make a big meal. Not traditional, but good enough, and not a lot of efforts. Meal 3 was dried ramen with the cracklings made from the skin. Meal 4 was a big pot of chicken curry with the rest of the meat and some potato/carrot. Enough to last 2/3 meals. Meal 5 coming up will be using the bones to make broth for porridge. (I usually use 3 Costco chicken's worth of bones to make a big pot of broth.)
So that $5 usually gets us maybe 5+ meals for us, depending on what we decide to cook. If there's other things we can do, I am happy to learn. Cheers.
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Who does this with their mustard ?
When I get close to the bottom of the mustard bottle I add some vinegar, usually red, and shake up to get the most out of the bottle. I have actually done this to some mustards that weren’t the best, it really helped out the flavor. I always do this with sauce bottles as well by adding about a half a cup of water. I hate to waste anything. Even filling the bottles of shampoo with water!
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When I get close to the bottom of the mustard bottle I add some vinegar, usually red, and shake up to get the most out of the bottle. I have actually done this to some mustards that weren’t the best, it really helped out the flavor. I always do this with sauce bottles as well by adding about a half a cup of water. I hate to waste anything. Even filling the bottles of shampoo with water!
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How does my club create a simple online donations source?
My building has a tenants club that's completely separate from any building management/HOA. We collect a $10 donation each month to pay for building events. The current treasurer only wants to accept donations in cash to avoid complexity, but that results in fewer donations. I would like to donate electronically since I no longer carry around cash. Is there a free and easy way for the treasurer to setup an account to accept tenant donations via PayPal, $CashApp or Venmo, etc.?
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My building has a tenants club that's completely separate from any building management/HOA. We collect a $10 donation each month to pay for building events. The current treasurer only wants to accept donations in cash to avoid complexity, but that results in fewer donations. I would like to donate electronically since I no longer carry around cash. Is there a free and easy way for the treasurer to setup an account to accept tenant donations via PayPal, $CashApp or Venmo, etc.?
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Letter Envelopes: a thread
Hi, I'm reaching out to our collective wisdom as I need help with an accidental purchase I made.
I mistakenly bought some letter envelopes with a window but I need them without one. I cannot ask for a refund/swap a the packaging the envelopes were in is clearly opened.
I know I should have checked better the envelopes before buying them but I was in a hurry and realized my mistake only after opening the packaging.
Now it's where it gets tricky: how can I use them the same while still fully covering the documents I send?
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Hi, I'm reaching out to our collective wisdom as I need help with an accidental purchase I made.
I mistakenly bought some letter envelopes with a window but I need them without one. I cannot ask for a refund/swap a the packaging the envelopes were in is clearly opened.
I know I should have checked better the envelopes before buying them but I was in a hurry and realized my mistake only after opening the packaging.
Now it's where it gets tricky: how can I use them the same while still fully covering the documents I send?
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Shipping options for a window US to Canada?
Need to get an antique window shipped to me in Alberta Canada, from pheonix Arizona. Got quoted almost $1,500 from CSA transportation - do you think I can find someone cheaper?
For reference the window is 80lbs, not quite 6 feet wide and 3 feet tall.
I’ve also put out a USHIP listing so I’m still waiting to see if anyone will place a bid or accept the offer.
And before anyone asks, there’s only two of these windows left on the web right now- it’s for a home we are in the process of designing so it has to be this particular one lol
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Need to get an antique window shipped to me in Alberta Canada, from pheonix Arizona. Got quoted almost $1,500 from CSA transportation - do you think I can find someone cheaper?
For reference the window is 80lbs, not quite 6 feet wide and 3 feet tall.
I’ve also put out a USHIP listing so I’m still waiting to see if anyone will place a bid or accept the offer.
And before anyone asks, there’s only two of these windows left on the web right now- it’s for a home we are in the process of designing so it has to be this particular one lol
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Talk to remove stickiness from rubberised things
Hi all, I just sorted out a sticky usb dongle casing by burying it in talcum powder overnight then washing it with mild dove soap and water.
After three repetitions of this, dongle cover is now not sticky, though the colour isn't what it used to be.
Urge repair rather than additions of more plastic product coverings.
Bicarb not needed here, it seems.
Also worked on an old umbrella handle :)
Omg just noticed wrong spelling in title!
Talk is talc.
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Hi all, I just sorted out a sticky usb dongle casing by burying it in talcum powder overnight then washing it with mild dove soap and water.
After three repetitions of this, dongle cover is now not sticky, though the colour isn't what it used to be.
Urge repair rather than additions of more plastic product coverings.
Bicarb not needed here, it seems.
Also worked on an old umbrella handle :)
Omg just noticed wrong spelling in title!
Talk is talc.
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Feeling horrible about being frugal
Apparently being frugal is so wrong!
Like hello I own my own home, no mortgage, pay my bills, put money in my 401k, everything on 16.25 PER HOUR!
It's not luxurious but I am doing it on my own 1 job! That's something to be proud of.
Does anyone else feel bad sometimes about it and get told oh they're boomers or this and that?
I'm not a boomer btw I am 38!
like do I have to apologize for doing whatever it takes to make sure that I'm okay while you're living beyond your means?
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Apparently being frugal is so wrong!
Like hello I own my own home, no mortgage, pay my bills, put money in my 401k, everything on 16.25 PER HOUR!
It's not luxurious but I am doing it on my own 1 job! That's something to be proud of.
Does anyone else feel bad sometimes about it and get told oh they're boomers or this and that?
I'm not a boomer btw I am 38!
like do I have to apologize for doing whatever it takes to make sure that I'm okay while you're living beyond your means?
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How do you organize your promo emails?
I get a ton of promo emails (30+ a day) and never seem to have enough time to go over them. They start to pile up in the promo tab, which is pretty annoying. Sometimes I do check my promo tab and find some pretty good deals and discounts from places I shopped at or airlines I flew on. I star those, but then I often forget to use them until it’s too late.
Do you guys have a system for sorting through promo emails efficiently and tracking when they expire?
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I get a ton of promo emails (30+ a day) and never seem to have enough time to go over them. They start to pile up in the promo tab, which is pretty annoying. Sometimes I do check my promo tab and find some pretty good deals and discounts from places I shopped at or airlines I flew on. I star those, but then I often forget to use them until it’s too late.
Do you guys have a system for sorting through promo emails efficiently and tracking when they expire?
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