Our electricity bill went up by $300 – I installed a $7 Lowe’s buy and it immediately made my home a lot colder
A HOMEOWNER had had enough of her electricity bill being so high due to blasting the air conditioner this summer.
She decided to cool down her home with a cheap Lowe’s buy instead.
Dallas, Texas-based home DIY expert Jaz (@jazlynbaybee) has been dealing with the heat all summer and was previously relying on her AC to keep her house livable.
After realizing her electricity bill had gone up by $300, however, she got creative.
“I am going to save us some money by putting these blackout papers in our windows,” she began in the clip.
Revealing that they only cost $7 at Lowe’s, she called the shades “absolutely incredible.”
The home hack pro began to place the shades directly on her window.
“My windows do have a grid on the side, so I just tucked the papers into the side.
“But there is a sticky part on it, so you can stick it to the window if you want,” she explained.
Because they were a little too short for her floor-to-ceiling windows, she bought extra packs and cut them up to fill the space.
“It was working out really well and I was really proud of myself, so hopefully it saves us some money,” she said.
In a follow-up video, she offered an update.
“When I walk into the bedroom, it’s immediately colder,” she said, pointing to the goosebumps on her arm.
Pleased with the results, she did the same thing in her family room, this time using the adhesive to glue them to the windows.
Viewers took her up on the idea.
“We just covered all our windows. Our electric was $700 just to be comfortable. Praying this helps,” one person wrote.
“Just did this to my house in Texas. Hope it works,” another echoed.
“I love those things. I put them in my house in Arizona and it stays so cool,” confirmed a third.