How are you planning to deal with the oncoming high winter heating bills?

• How are you planning to deal with the oncoming high winter heating bills? - Inquiry time
  • turn it down some more - cooollld
  • Move to Florida? - JD
    • It gets cold in FL too...........nm - FrozenGator
  • two things - Snow Bunny
    • Wood versus gas, if just using a fireplace - me
  • Found an old couple who were moving. Sold us 4 cords of wood for - 300 bucks. Have 2 wood stoves. nm
  • Duofold longies and flannel-lined jeans - from L.L. Bean - no message
  • pajamas - MTness
  • Use mother nature's WOOD HEAT !! - sm
    • I can't do that because it litterally takes my - GAtrans
    • I wish I could - I have a fireplace but am allergic to...sm - Georgia gal
    • Yes, we just put in a wood stove and turned off - us, too
      • Menopause keeps me warm. - Margaret
        • yup, 52 here and between m-pause and wood heat - sm
        • LOL Actually, I've got a husband and kids that keep me warm. - cuddles with blankies
  • My mother lives with us. We bought small electric space heater for her (sm) - Me
    • They are expensive too but most of all very - Gatrans
      • I think they have improved over the years though - At Home MT
    • Space heaters can be very expensive as I found out one winter - Electric heaters
      • Thank you for that info - At Home MT
      • On an Atlanta area news report last week they said...sm - Georgia gal
  • We have propane and hubby pre-orders and pre-pays for the season, sm - Justme
  • Monitor heaters are WONDERFUL!!! SM - ouch
  • Gonna tell guest, "Don't take your coats off." - Bbrrrr
  • I'm coverin' meself with bankies...nm - RadGuy
    • Me too, lots of bankies. - Margaret

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From an article from our local news station:

"The broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox and the cable networks Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC planned live coverage of the speech. "

Last year I paid $845 for  600 gal of oil with a 2 months to pay. Yesterday, I recieved our contract for this winter and it would cost $1517!!!!!

Guess who won't be taking the contract.  That's ridiculous. The country is going to go broke at this rate. They want $759 for 300 gallons. That takes us 3 months into the winter, but......where do they think the seniors  and others are going to get this money?

Guess old Mamma Bear is coming out of storage this year. Wood is no problem for us. We have a stockpile for the garage coal & wood stove and a friend that has 11 acres of woods he likes certain areas cleared every year.

I feel bad for others who have no access to another heating source.

Hubby and I are thinking of going south for the first time this coming winter.  I've found some sublets with internet access, mostly wireless, one wired.  My work uses DocQScribe and internet based.   I use a desktop computer for work but have a laptop capable of the job. 

Have any of you done this?  If so, what was your experience?  Any tips or precautions as far as wireless internet security?  At home we have a wired network with a hardware firewall/router so no experience with wireless.  I'm not high tech but not a complete novice either.

As for paying bills and accessing cash in a different locale, did you use online banking and ATMs or some other method?  I confess some hesitation about online banking even though most of my friends and neighbors have used it for years!

Thanks to anyone who can help. 

And, I'm already tired of the cold,

tired of all the snow,

but my kids love it and I can't move.

Then consider the heat bill.....now I'm crying

and would love to sell this T-shirts on my website at some point in the future. 

I have a friend who is in medical billing, got her coding certification, but can't get a job without actual work experience as a coder.  So we've brainstormed and thought we might go into business together.  Create a company that offers medical billing and medical transcription and eventually coding services to private practices, hospitals, etc.

I'm also toying with the idea of incorporating some sort of online MT mentoring/education program into the new business venture.

But like I said we are in the planning and brainstorming stages and when I read about this T-shirt idea, I thought it would be a fabulous addition to the website.  Because one thing is very certain our business venture will stand firmly against offshoring.

you can get.    You can refuse a job, but the work will just go to India or some other country and the company can get rid of all but a few MTs who will edit the work. 

I have been in this business at least 20 years.  I make better than most people these days, but I have not had a raise in 5 years.  I have been offered at least 8 positions the past 6 months and not one of them offers what I make now.   I test very well, usually getting at least 98 on the highest level of testing,  I can do any ESL given to me, I do all Op notes, so I would be an asset to any company, but none will offer me what I am making now, much less offer me more.