This past year has undoubtedly been a redefining 1 for me. The pandemic put so many things in such a weird light. From our health to our finances, I had to make some real, lasting swings in order to make sure I got through it. Staying at the house in the cooling system security of our beach house so much undoubtedly forced me to address some crucial stuff. But 1 immediate concern had to be addressed as soon as the lock downs occurred. And that was reducing our spending. While our partner and I were lucky to be able to work from the heating and air conditioning comfort of home, every one of us had to take pay cuts. This undoubtedly revealed to me that it was time to get a lot more extreme about making sure that our money went as far as possible. One of those spending targets was the heating and air conditioning utility costs. They can get steep around this part of the country and particularly during the summertime. I wanted to be sure that I was doing all I could to hold the line on the heating and air conditioning cooling costs. And it wasn’t undoubtedly all that taxing to do. There are plenty of heating and air conditioning tips online that can help a person reduce the heating and air conditioning consumption. Essentially for us, it was all about making sure the house was tight, the direct sunlight heating was stopped and the temperature control setting was consistent. Once every one of us got all of that in order, and it didn’t take all that much effort, every one of us ended up saving more than 20 percent on our heating and air conditioning cooling costs. And that was over the entire blazing summertime.