| These days, the cost of most things can seem | | | | energy than what I was putting in to the system. |
| prohibitive. This is especially true of vehicles and | | | | There was a lot of waste! I spent several |
| heating systems, home or business. Having to buy | | | | hundred additional dollars per winter, just to keep |
| a new furnace is akin to replacing one's own | | | | warm. I spent the money but never felt truly and |
| endocrine system. You gotta have heat, and it | | | | comfortably warm. It was an awful feeling. I was |
| needs to be efficient and well regulated. Smile. I | | | | watching money simply be devoured by this black |
| just love a good analogy! So, you need to replace | | | | hole. Sometimes, we just get caught in a rut and |
| your heating system and gas furnace prices scare | | | | can't seem to problem-solve our way out of it. |
| the life out of you. Okay. I always think about | | | | It's best to take a step back, breathe for a few |
| being creative at times like these. Rarely, are | | | | minutes, calm the mind, then develop a plan of |
| people ever alone in financial matters. Companies | | | | attack. |
| that manufacture furnace systems generally have | | | | I went to several community meetings held by |
| in-house financing options available to people who | | | | our state and local public service utilities. There |
| have a steady income. If this isn't the case, your | | | | were also plenty of community businesses |
| local credit union now has funds specifically | | | | available who spoke about their particular heating |
| earmarked for energy costs. Some states also | | | | systems and their gas furnace prices. The Public |
| have programs available for fuel efficiency etc. | | | | Utilities personnel helped attendees ferret out as |
| Try not to let panic take hold before you can | | | | much information as possible from the business |
| make an informed decision about how best to | | | | providers. They asked questions about efficiency |
| proceed with getting a new furnace. | | | | standards, how this converted in to financial |
| The other thing to remember about gas furnace | | | | savings, the importance of professional installation |
| prices is that what you pay for in a new unit will | | | | of the units etc...Everybody present, worked as a |
| save you considerable money on the other end. | | | | team and for many of us, this went a long way |
| Old furnaces cost you a great deal more in fuel | | | | to allay any fears about costs. |
| consumption. In my case, I was losing more fuel | | | | |