Our house was built in 1968, and our furnace is 43 years old. Currently, it costs us about 220.00 a month to heat our house because the furnace is such a beast. We financed new windows last year, which has been fabulous, but they haven't helped our heating bills like we'd hoped. It doesn't help that the public's nemesis, the energy company, continues to raise their prices each quarter.
So we found a new furnace, and it will be far more energy efficient, costing us less in gas in the long run. Of course, it's 6200.00, including the whole house humidifier we want. But that's parts, labor, permit, inspection, everything. It's a good price, considering. Sadly, we don't have 6200.00 laying around. I wish we did. So we're going to have to finance this as well. We've been paying on our windows for nearly a year and have hardly made a dent in what we owe.
It's discouraging, to say the least. We are in better shape than many, I know, but when we really need something, like a new furnace, it isn't because we're being frivolous. We need to replace our beast before it conks out on us. We need heat. My husband's allergiess and my dry skin need the humidifier. Sometimes I wish I made more or that my husband made more. Not that we'd be happier, and we'd probably be in the same boat financially. It would just be nice to say, "Oh yeah, we've got 6200.00 to spend on a furnace. No problem." Or be able to pay off our windows before I turn 50.
I could use 10,000.00 right now. Maybe I should set up a fundraiser.
