Comments on: Dramatically Cut Your Cooling Costs http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/ A Personal Finance and Investing Blog Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:23:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Free Life Insurance Quote Free Online Quotes http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-4526 Free Life Insurance Quote Free Online Quotes Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:05:56 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-4526 <strong>How to Get a Cheap Health Insurance Quote Online...</strong> Did you know that the best place to get cheap health insurance quotes is online? All you have to do is go to an insurance comparison website and you can get fast, accurate quotes from multiple insurance companies. It's quick, it's easy, and it's fre... How to Get a Cheap Health Insurance Quote Online…

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]]> By: The Friday Gathering for 8/17/2007 | Gather Little By Little http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-165 The Friday Gathering for 8/17/2007 | Gather Little By Little Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:15:58 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-165 [...] Dominance asks the question What Do I Need to Retire? and he tells us how to dramatically cut our cooling costs. Couple Brian’s tips with my tips on keeping your house coll and you should be nice and cool [...] [...] Dominance asks the question What Do I Need to Retire? and he tells us how to dramatically cut our cooling costs. Couple Brian’s tips with my tips on keeping your house coll and you should be nice and cool [...]

]]> By: Carnivals This Week - FinancialDominance.com http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-146 Carnivals This Week - FinancialDominance.com Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:05:25 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-146 [...] My contribution to the Carnival of Money Stories was my article Dramatically Cut Your Cooling Costs [...] [...] My contribution to the Carnival of Money Stories was my article Dramatically Cut Your Cooling Costs [...]

]]> By: Friday Finance Findings For August 10th : Generation X Finance http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-116 Friday Finance Findings For August 10th : Generation X Finance Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:07:40 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-116 [...] Dramatically Cut Your Cooling Costs - It has been a miserable week around here with temps in the mid-90s and the heat index well over 100. We only have a small window unit AC in a 3 story house. Needless to say, it doesn’t keep us cool. One point on this list is the use of ceiling fans, and I have to agree. They can work wonders and cost very little to purchase and operate. [...] [...] Dramatically Cut Your Cooling Costs - It has been a miserable week around here with temps in the mid-90s and the heat index well over 100. We only have a small window unit AC in a 3 story house. Needless to say, it doesn’t keep us cool. One point on this list is the use of ceiling fans, and I have to agree. They can work wonders and cost very little to purchase and operate. [...]

]]> By: Sweating Out The Heat : Married And Broke http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-111 Sweating Out The Heat : Married And Broke Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:24:14 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-111 [...] My town hit 104 degrees yesterday and in honor of that, Id like to post a recent article I found at Financial Dominance.com [...] [...] My town hit 104 degrees yesterday and in honor of that, Id like to post a recent article I found at Financial Dominance.com [...]

]]> By: What Do I Need to Retire? - FinancialDominance.com http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-110 What Do I Need to Retire? - FinancialDominance.com Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:01:25 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-110 [...] Dramatically cut your cooling costs [...] [...] Dramatically cut your cooling costs [...]

]]> By: My New Choice http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-109 My New Choice Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:32:15 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-109 Absolutely...you can never be too careful! :) Absolutely…you can never be too careful! :)

]]> By: Brian http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-105 Brian Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:08:03 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-105 To be honest it was just a general inquiry with various contractors so I could begin to explore a budget for the windows. I'm sure they either a) thought of the cheapest window they could so their quote would look better or b) didn't factor in the cost of the window - only their labor. In any case, I'll be getting educated at those forums you posted soon. Also, does that krypton gas keep Superman out? To be honest it was just a general inquiry with various contractors so I could begin to explore a budget for the windows. I’m sure they either a) thought of the cheapest window they could so their quote would look better or b) didn’t factor in the cost of the window - only their labor. In any case, I’ll be getting educated at those forums you posted soon.

Also, does that krypton gas keep Superman out?

]]> By: My New Choice http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-104 My New Choice Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:25:44 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-104 No problem. When we were looking, we found that the U-Factor is the important number because that is the overall rating on the heat loss of the window. The R-Value is what many people will try to sell you on but the important thing to remember with the R-Value is it is measured at the center of the window, not over the entire span of glass. Our windows also all have the low-e coating and filled with krypton gas. In addition, you'll want to pay attention to the spacer used in the window as some are better than others. I highly recommend spending some time on the forums! You'll learn so many things and ensure you are making an educated decision. If you see a guy named Window4U on the forums, he was the one that installed our windows and he was very helpful before we ever contacted him to buy windows. Tell him Derek told you about him! :) What brands of windows were you getting quotes for around $200/window? I'd be interested to hear if it is any of the windows we had looked at. One last thing, the important thing is to set a budget for your windows and get the best window you can afford. It is very easy to spend a ton of money so you need to be realistic about how much you can spend. No problem. When we were looking, we found that the U-Factor is the important number because that is the overall rating on the heat loss of the window. The R-Value is what many people will try to sell you on but the important thing to remember with the R-Value is it is measured at the center of the window, not over the entire span of glass.

Our windows also all have the low-e coating and filled with krypton gas. In addition, you’ll want to pay attention to the spacer used in the window as some are better than others.

I highly recommend spending some time on the forums! You’ll learn so many things and ensure you are making an educated decision. If you see a guy named Window4U on the forums, he was the one that installed our windows and he was very helpful before we ever contacted him to buy windows. Tell him Derek told you about him! :)

What brands of windows were you getting quotes for around $200/window? I’d be interested to hear if it is any of the windows we had looked at.

One last thing, the important thing is to set a budget for your windows and get the best window you can afford. It is very easy to spend a ton of money so you need to be realistic about how much you can spend.

]]> By: Brian http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-102 Brian Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:31:03 +0000 http://www.financialdominance.com/dramatically-cut-your-cooling-costs/#comment-102 Thanks for the link, My New Choice. I'm glad I posted the price I was being quoted - otherwise I may have ended up with a bad window installation/lower quality windows. Thanks for the link, My New Choice. I’m glad I posted the price I was being quoted - otherwise I may have ended up with a bad window installation/lower quality windows.

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