What's your home thermostat set at?

[tangentgirl]

Hmm. We are usually between 70-75. And I wear sweaters and socks and stuff.

For some reason, being cold is just one of the worst feelings in the world to me. I don't think we spend that much on gas, maybe around $50 a month in the winter. (I pay the electric, not the gas, so I'm not sure.)

[Catrin]

It varies according to hot flashes. If I am feeling particularly warm that day then the thermostat is around 64-65 when I am home, 70 if my inner heater isn't working that day. When I leave home for the day I set it at 60-63. At night I set it between 60-65.

I hate being cold, and I am still wrapping up when it is at 70. I seem to be another one who is better with being hot than cold.

[Brandi]

ours is set at 68 most of the time but if it get's chilly we turn it to 70. Our house well insulated so the heat stays in really well.

[westtexas]

I haven't turned my heater on yet this year, so it's still on the A/C and set to 80. Even on the few nights when the temps dropped to freezing here, my apartment never got below 60. I'm just sucking up my downstairs neighbor's warmth That and two cats really helps. I like to be cold though.

[shootingstar]

I'm in a newish building and the heating system is not working the best. The HVAC system was not properly flushed...at the beginning. Something that our condo board has to look after....long story. Not worth going into.

So 67 degrees F (19.5 degrees C). I want it at 75. Sorry, this brings back memories of growing up in an old drafty house.

I only have wall to wall carpeting in the bedroom. And haven't spent money on scatter rugs which I prefer not use. (It only encourages dust accumulation when I don't vaccum often enough.)

[breeze]

63 on the thermostat, probably around 58-60 in the house. Our rental house is very poorly insulated, and much of the heat escapes through the roof. I can't wait for the day that we move (in a year or so) and buy an energy efficient home.

[jessmarimba]

Thermostat is set at 60 all the time. I turn it up for one cycle to 70 in the morning and maybe in the evening if I went running or something.

I HATE being cold. But I can't afford a new furnace and this one isn't efficient at all. Plus the downstairs just won't ever be warm, as all of the ducts are in the ceiling. At least my whole floor upstairs heats up when the furnace is running!

Owlie I lovelovelove those rice/bean heat packs! But I don't have a microwave at home either

[colby]

Most days at home, we have our thermostat 60-65 when nobody's home and at night, and something like 66 or 68 otherwise. Though on weekends and evenings we use our "stove" (gas heat) in the living room to warm the toes.

In Austin, it's still been frequently unseasonably warm (I guess from my perspective it'll always be warm :P) and we're in the middle of a high-rise, so we have our A/C set at 76 or 78. On the occasional humid (or rarely rainy) day it's more about making it dry than making it cool. On nice (dry) days, we can open our floor-to-ceiling slider and get some fresh air in. There have been some cool mornings (30s-40s) but nothing sustained enough to matter.

It's weird to go from one end of the spectrum to the other.

[aka_kim]

The thermostat is set to 63 all the time. My house doesn't heat well and 63 usually keeps the upstairs from getting too hot while the downstairs isn't too cold. That said, right now I'm wearing wristies and have a blanket and cat on my lap to keep warm.

[Koronin]

For the winter it's typically set at 70. I could tolerate it at 68, but my husband can't and would prefer it to be warmer.